The Reality of Numbers: A Physicalist's Philosophy of Mathematics
Author(s)
John Bigelow
John Bigelow
Challenging the myth that mathematical objects can be defined into existence, Bigelow here employs Armstrong's metaphysical materialism to cast new light on mathematics. He identifies natural, real, and imaginary numbers and sets with specified physical properties and relations and, by so doing, draws mathematics back from its sterile, abstract exile into the midst of the physical world.
Keywords
Logic, Mathematics - Sets, General Topology, & Categories, Logic & Foundations of Mathematics, Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous
Logic, Mathematics - Sets, General Topology, & Categories, Logic & Foundations of Mathematics, Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous
| Name in long format: | the-reality-of-numbers |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198249578 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780198249573 |
| Book pages: | 208 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA |
| Dimensions: | 5.75 (w) x 8.81 (h) x 0.68 (d) |
