Rigor and Structure

John P. Burgess presents an illuminating study of the nature of mathematical rigor and of mathematical structure, and above all of the relation between them. He considers recent developments in the field including experimental mathematics and computerized formal proofs, and surveys many historical developments in mathematics, philosophy, and logic.

List of contents

• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• 1: Rigor and Rigorization


• 2: Rigor and Foundations


• 3: Structure and Structuralism


• 4: Structure and Foundations


• Bibliography

About the author

John P. Burgess joined the philosophy department at Princeton University shortly after receiving his Ph.D. in logic from Berkeley, and has remained there ever since, serving for many years as director of undergraduate studies. He is the author or co-author of seven previous books and over a hundred papers and reviews in mathematical and philosophical logic, philosophy of mathematics and of language, and history of analytic philosophy.

Summary

John P. Burgess presents an illuminating study of the nature of mathematical rigor and of mathematical structure, and above all of the relation between them. He considers recent developments in the field including experimental mathematics and computerized formal proofs, and surveys many historical developments in mathematics, philosophy, and logic.

Product details

• Authors: John P. Burgess, John P. (Princeton University) Burgess, Burgess John P.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2020
• EAN: 9780198822677
• ISBN: 978-0-19-882267-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Logic, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy: logic