Realism in Mathematics (Clarendon Paperbacks)
"Highly recommended....The book is a pleasure to read.  Both mathematicians with interest in philosophy and philosophers of mathematics and science will enjoy and profit from it."--Modern Logic"Written in a lively, engaging style.  We hope it serves to stimulate others to think seriously about issues in the philosophy of mathematics because, as Maddy claims, these issues bear directly on mainstream philosophy."--Philosophy of Science"The book is written in a lively, engaging style.  We hope that it serves to stimulate others to think seriously about issues in philosophy of mathematics because, as Maddy claims, these issues bear directly on mainstream philosophy."--Philosophy of Science"She has...clearly marked out an original and interesting position."--Times Higher Education Supplement"Maddy has written a concise and lucid book which covers not only her own ideas on set-theoretic realism and the "reality" of mathematics, but also provides a useful summary of the old and continuing debates surrounding mathematical ontology. This feature makes the book ideal as a classroom text."--Review of Metaphysics