Platonism, naturalism, and mathematical knowledge
By: James Robert Brown
Series: Routledge studies in the philosophy of science -- 10
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780415872669
Subjects: Mathematics; Platonists; Philosophy; Naturalism; Science
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mathematical explanation; title: What is naturalism?; title: Perception, practice, and ideal agents: Kitcher's naturalism; title: Just metaphor?: Lakoff's language; title: Seeing with the mind's eye: the Platonist alternative; title: Semi-naturalists and reluctant realists; title: A life of its own?: Maddy and mathematical autonomy.