Mathematical Knowledge, Objects and Applications: Essays in Memory of Mark Steiner - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3031216563 ISBN 13: 9783031216565

Publisher: Springer, 2023

Synopsis

This book provides a survey of a number of the major issues in the philosophy of mathematics, such as ontological questions regarding the nature of mathematical objects, epistemic questions about the acquisition of mathematical knowledge, and the intriguing riddle of the applicability of mathematics to the physical world. Some of these issues go back to the nascent years of mathematics itself, others are just beginning to draw the attention of scholars. In addressing these questions, some of the papers in this volume wrestle with them directly, while others use the writings of philosophers such as Hume and Wittgenstein to approach their problems by way of interpretation and critique. The contributors include prominent philosophers of science and mathematics as well as promising younger scholars. The volume seeks to share the concerns of philosophers of mathematics with a wider audience and will be of interest to historians, mathematicians and philosophers alike.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031216563
• ISBN 13: 9783031216565
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Posy Carl, Ben-Menahem Yemima