Plato's Problem
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Plato's Problem

An Introduction to Mathematical Platonism

M. Panza,A. Sereni

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Plato's Problem

An Introduction to Mathematical Platonism

M. Panza,A. Sereni

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What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Gödel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2013
ISBN
9781137298133
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
History & Philosophy of Mathematics
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Terminological Conventions
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 The Origins
  10. 2 From Frege to Gödel (Through Hilbert)
  11. 3 Benacerraf’s Arguments
  12. 4 Non-conservative Responses to Benacerraf’s Dilemma
  13. 5 Conservative Responses to Benacerraf’s Dilemma
  14. 6 The Indispensability Argument: Structure and Basic Notions
  15. 7 The Indispensability Argument: The Debate
  16. Concluding Remarks
  17. Notes
  18. References
  19. Index
Citation styles for Plato's Problem

APA 6 Citation

Panza, M., & Sereni, A. (2013). Plato’s Problem ([edition unavailable]). Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3485502 (Original work published 2013)

Chicago Citation

Panza, M, and A Sereni. (2013) 2013. Plato’s Problem. [Edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan. https://www.perlego.com/book/3485502.

Harvard Citation

Panza, M. and Sereni, A. (2013) Plato’s Problem. [edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3485502 (Accessed: 25 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Panza, M, and A Sereni. Plato’s Problem. [edition unavailable]. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Web. 25 June 2024.