by John P. Burgess (Author)
Mathematical objects are exceptional in having no locations in space or time or relations of cause and effect. Thus it is difficult to account for the possibility of knowledge of these objects. This text offers an account of a dozen strategies for a nominalistic interpretation of mathmatics.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 02 Dec 1999
ISBN 10: 9780198250
ISBN 13: 9780198250128