Truth in Mathematics, 9780198514763
Hardcover
This book contains an overview of the forefront of research into the nature of truth in mathematics, and is unique in being the result of interactions between researchers from both philosophy and mathematics. The articles are written by world leaders in their respective fields and are of interest to…

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  • Hardcover

    392 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 1998

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Summary

The nature of truth in mathematics is a problem which has exercised the minds of thinkers from at least the time of the ancient Greeks. The great advances in mathematics and philosophy in the twentieth centuryand in particular the proof of Gödel’s theorem and the development of the notion of independence in mathematicshave led to new viewpoints on this question in our era. This book is the result of the interaction of a number of outstanding mathematicians andphilosophersincluding Yurii Manin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198514763
ISBN-10:019851476X
Series:Oxford Science Publications
Author:H.G. Dales, G. Oliveri
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:392
Release Date:15 October 1998
Weight:700g
Dimensions:241mm x 163mm x 25mm
About The Author

H.G. Dales

Garth Dales is at University of Leeds. Gianluigi Oliveri is at Wolfson College, Oxford.

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