Philosophy of Mathematics: Structure and Ontology
Shapiro, Stewart,1951-Author
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
1997.
This text argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic. It articulates a structuralist approach, arguing that the subject matter of a mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This text argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic. It articulates a structuralist approach, arguing that the subject matter of a mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mathematics
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Mathematical Theory