Filosofia e scienza cognitiva / Diego Marconi

• Record Nr.: UNISOBSOB006450
• Autore: Marconi, Diego
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Roma ; Bari : Laterza, 2001
• ISBN: 8842063444
• Descrizione fisica: 165 p. ; 18 cm
• Collana: Biblioteca essenziale Laterza ; 41
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

The conceptual roots of mathematics : an essay on the philosophy of mathematics / / J.R. Lucas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965984903321
• Autore: Lucas J. R (John Randolph), <1929->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000
• ISBN: 1-134-62226-0; 1-134-62227-9; 1-280-33243-3; 9786610332434; 0-203-02842-2
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (471 pages)
• Collana: International library of philosophy
• Disciplina: 510/.1
• Soggetti: Mathematics - Philosophy; Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Introduction; Contents; Chapter 1 Plato's ; Philosophies of Mathematics; Chapter 2 Geometry; Chapter 3 Formalism; Chapter 4 Numbers: The Cardinal Approach; Chapter 5 Numbers: The Ordinal Approach; Chapter 6 Numbers: The Abstract Approach; Chapter 7 The Infinite; Chapter 8 The Implications of Gödel's Theorem; Chapter 9 Transitive Relations
• Sommario/riassunto: The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics is a comprehensive study of the foundation of mathematics. J.R. Lucas, one of the most distinguished Oxford scholars, covers a vast amount of ground in the philosophy of mathematics, showing us that it is actually at the heart of the study of epistemology and metaphysics.