num_pages: 232
description: Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following * the mathematical image* platonism* picture-proofs* applied mathematics* Hilbert and Godel* knots and nations* definitions* picture-proofs and Wittgenstein* computation, proof and conjecture.The book is ideal for courses on philosophy of mathematics and logic.
language: English
title: Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures
titlecomplete: Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures (Philosophical Issues in Science)
genres: History, Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 62
series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
publisher: Routledge