The applicability of mathematics as a philosophical problem
By: Mark Steiner.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Mathematical physics; Mathematics -- Philosophy
Description: This book analyzes the different ways mathematics is applicable in the physical sciences, and presents a startling thesis - the success of mathematical physics appears to assign the human mind a special place in the cosmos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.