Philosophy of Mathematics: Structure and Ontology

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2000
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A structuralist approach to mathematical theory in which Shapiro argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic . He claims that mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers that exist independent of one another, but a natural structure with an initial object and successor relation.

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A structuralist approach to mathematical theory in which Shapiro argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic . He claims that mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers that exist independent of one another, but a natural structure with an initial object and successor relation.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Published: 12 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0195139305
ISBN 13: 9780195139303