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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      10 December 2020
      07 January 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108592901
      9781108742290
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108592901
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      Weight & Pages:
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.138kg, 82 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics (general), Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
      Series:
      Elements in the Philosophy of Mathematics
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    Subjects:
    Mathematics (general), Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
    Series:
    Elements in the Philosophy of Mathematics
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    Beginning in the nineteenth century, mathematics' traditional domains of 'number and figure' became vigorously displaced by altered settings in which former verities became discarded as no longer sacrosanct. And these innovative recastings appeared everywhere, not merely within the familiar realm of the non-Euclidean geometries. How can mathematics retain its traditional status as a repository of necessary truth in the light of these revisions? The purpose of this Element is to provide a sketch of this developmental history.

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    ‘Each new addition fills an unwanted gap and Wilson’s aim is to get philosophers to pay attention to the seemingly un-mathematical ways mathematicians plug up theoretical holes and the philosophical consequences these measures have.’

    Mark Zelcer Source: Metascience

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