Mathematics, models, and modality selected philosophical essays
John Burgess is the author of a rich and creative body of work which seeks to defend classical logic and mathematics through counter-criticism of their nominalist, intuitionist, relevantist, and other critics. This selection of his essays, which spans twenty-five years, addresses key topics includin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2008
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | John Burgess is the author of a rich and creative body of work which seeks to defend classical logic and mathematics through counter-criticism of their nominalist, intuitionist, relevantist, and other critics. This selection of his essays, which spans twenty-five years, addresses key topics including nominalism, neo-logicism, intuitionism, modal logic, analyticity, and translation. An introduction sets the essays in context and offers a retrospective appraisal of their aims. The volume will be of interest to a wide range of readers across philosophy of mathematics, logic, and philosophy of language |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 301 pages digital |
| ISBN: | 9780511487347 |