Mathematics, Models, and Modality - Selected Philosophical Essays

Klappentext Burgess's essays address key topics including nominalism, neo-logicism, intuitionism, modal logic, analyticity, and translation. Zusammenfassung This selection of John Burgess's essays addresses key topics including nominalism! neo-logicism! intuitionism! modal logic! analyticity! and translation. An introduction sets the essays in context and offers a retrospective appraisal of their aims. The volume will interest readers in philosophy of mathematics! logic! and philosophy of language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Mathematics: 1. Numbers and ideas; 2. Why I am not a nominalist; 3. Mathematics and Bleak House; 4. Quine, analyticity, and philosophy of mathematics; 5. Being explained away; 6. E pluribus unum; 7. Logicism: a new look; Part II. Models, Modality, and More: 8. Tarski's tort; 9. Which modal logic is the right one?; 10. Can truth out?; 11. Quinus ab omni noevo vindicatus; 12. Translating names; 13. Relevance: a fallacy?; 14. Dummett's case for intuitionism.

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• Authors: John P. Burgess, John P. (Princeton University Burgess, Burgess John P.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521189675
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18967-5
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Mathematics, Mathematical logic, Philosophy: logic, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism, Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism