Why Prove it Again?
Each chapter that follows provides a detailed case study of alternative proofs for particular...
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Introducing Philosophy of Mathematics
What is mathematics about? How do we know mathematics? Is mathematical knowledge logical...
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Autonomy Platonism and the Indispensability Argument
This book includes detailed critical analysis of a wide variety of versions of the...
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Probability
When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death,...
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Probability
When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death,...
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History of Mathematical Proof in Ancient Traditions
This radical volume explores the purposes and nature of proof in a range of historical settings,...
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Computation, Proof, Machine
Computation, calculation, algorithms - all have played an important role in mathematical progress...
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Mathematicians and their Gods
This is a book on the relationship between mathematics and religious beliefs. This book shows...
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Matematica e cultura 2008
A Venezia, citta’ di ponti e di culture, si parla da oramai dieci anni di cultura e di...
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Janos Bolyai
Biographie des ungarischen Mathematikers János Bolyai (1802-1860), der etwa gleichzeitig mit dem...
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David Hilbert
Originaltext und historischer und mathematischer Kommentar von Klaus VolkertDavid Hilberts...
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Logicism and its Philosophical Legacy
This book will appeal to readers interested in analytic philosophy and its history. Avoiding...
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Storie e protagonisti della matematica italiana
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Matematica e cultura 2010
La collana Matematica e cultura, attraverso un cammino iniziato dodici anni fa, in modo sempre...
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Emergence of Probability
Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the...
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Euclid's Phaenomena
Contains a translation and study of ""Euclid's Phaenomena"", a work which once formed part of the...
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Euler Through Time
Euler is one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. This book examines his...
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New Waves in Philosophy of Mathematics
Thirteen promising young researchers write on what they take to be the right philosophical...
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Collected Mathematical Papers of James Joseph Sylvester, Volume 1
Contains papers including the one on the theory of the Syzygetic Relations of two Rational...
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Journey through Genius
Praise for William Dunham s Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham...
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Applicability of Mathematics in Science: Indispensability and Ontology
This examination of a series of philosophical issues arising from the applicability of...
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