Nominalism and constructivism in seventeenth-century mathematical philosophy
By: David Sepkoski.
Series: Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy -- 11
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London : New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415702119
Subjects: Mathematics -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Mathematics -- Early works to 1800; Science -- Mathematics -- Early works to 1800
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: mathematization and the language of nature; title: Realists and nominalists : language and mathematics before the scientific revolution; title: Ontology recapitulates epistemology : Gassendi, epicurean atomism, and nominalism; title: British empiricism, nominalism, and constructivism; title: Three mathematicians : constructivist epistemology and the new mathematical methods; title: Conclusion: mathematization and the nature of language.