Formalism and Beyond : : On the Nature of Mathematical Discourse / / ed. by Godehard Link.

The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using moder...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]
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Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Logos : Studien zur Logik, Sprachphilosophie und Metaphysik , 23
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Physical Description:1 online resource (420 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Duality, Epistemic Efficiency & Consistency --
Frege on Quantities and Real Numbers in Consideration of the Theories of Cantor, Russell and Others --
Frege on Formality and the 1906 Independence-Test --
Formal Discourse in Russell: From Metaphysics to Philosophical Logic --
On Live and Dead Signs in Mathematics --
Generalization and the Impossible: Issues in the search for generalized mathematics around 1900 --
Assumptions of Infinity --
The Interpretation of Classes in Axiomatic Set Theory --
Purity in Arithmetic: some Formal and Informal Issues --
Domain Extensions and Higher-Order Syntactical Interpretations --
Finite Methods in Mathematical Practice --
List of Contributors --
Name Index
Summary:The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using modern logico-philosophical tools and systematic conceptual and logical analyses, the volume provides a thorough, up-to-date account of the subject.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781614518471
9783110238570
9783110238488
9783110636949
9783110369526
9783110370393
ISSN:2198-2201 ;
DOI:10.1515/9781614518471
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Godehard Link.