Philosophy of mathematics
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Ancient philosophy and mathematics |
A course exploring the relation of philosophical and mathematical thought in antiquity, with topics, reading lists, a glossary of terms and... |
Philosophy of mathematics, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Reason, Argument, Truth, Proof, Rationality, Irrationality, Number, Quality, Quantity | view |
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Indispensability Arguments in the philosophy of mathematics |
Examines the Quine-Putnam indispensability argument, taken by many as the best argument for mathematical realism or platonism |
Platonism, Realism, Philosophy of mathematics | view |
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Mathematical Platonism |
Full article from the I.E.P., exploring arguments for and against platonism in the philosophy of mathematics |
Platonism, Realism, Philosophy of mathematics | view |
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Philosophy of Mathematics |
Clear, introductory survey of the history of, and current, philosophy of mathematics by Jeremy Avigad |
Philosophy of mathematics | view |
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Philosophy of Mathematics: essay questions, assignments |
A list of standard problems and essay questions |
Philosophy of mathematics | view |
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Philpapers: philosophy of mathematics |
Edited and continually updated resource providing details of articles on topics in the philosophy of mathematics. It is arranged in subcategories... |
Philosophy of mathematics, Infinity, Ontology, epistemology, Set theory, Mathematical truth | view |
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Platonism in the Philosophy of Mathematics |
Clear, structured article on platonism in philosophy of mathematics |
Platonism, Philosophy of mathematics, Realism | view |
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Pythagoras of Samos |
Resource on Pythagoras, including biography and refs./bibliog. |
Pythagoras, Greek philosophy, Greek mahematics, History of mathematcs, Philosophy of mathematics | view |
