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Philosophy of mathematics:

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Paul Benacerraf, Hilary Putnam
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Prentice-Hall, 1964 - Logic, Symbolic and mathematical - 536 pages

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This was a collection of essays organized around a few of the major themes in early 20th century mathematical philosophy, such as formalism vs. intuitionism, the nature of mathematical truth, etc. The ... Read full review

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A must-have book, if you're a student of the philosophy of mathematics. This was THE anthology of important essays when it came out, and remained so for a lot of years. As an historical map of the phil-math terrain, this book is essential. Read full review

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
1
DISPUTATION
55
CONSCIOUSNESS PHILOSOPHY AND MATHEMATICS
78
Copyright

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TitlePhilosophy of mathematics: selected readings
Prentice-Hall philosophy series
EditorsPaul Benacerraf, Hilary Putnam
Edition2
PublisherPrentice-Hall, 1964
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized14 Feb 2008
Length536 pages
SubjectsLogic, Symbolic and mathematical
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