Benacerraf P (5 results)

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xi, 271 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. Philosophers and Their Critics, volume 8. This volume contains ten original essays discussing Benacerrafian themes within and outside the philosophy of mathematics and a new essay "What mathematical truth could not be" by Benacerraf himself. Paul Joseph Salomon Benacerraf (/ˌbɛnəseɪˈrɑːf/; 26 March 1930 - 13 January 2025) was a French-born American philosopher working in the field of the philosophy of mathematics who taught at Princeton University his entire career, from 1960 until his retirement in 2007. Benacerraf was appointed Stuart Professor of Philosophy in 1974, and retired as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy. Benacerraf was born in Paris on 26 March 1930, to a Moroccan-Venezuelan Sephardic Jewish father, Abraham Benacerraf, and Algerian Jewish mother, Henrietta Lasry. In 1939 the family moved to Caracas and then to New York City.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Jacket. First UK Edition. Vii, 536 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Uk Printing (1964). The Book Brings Together For The First Time An Extensive Collection Of Essays By Both Philosophers And Mathematicians On The Nature Of Mathematics; Philosophical Questions Are Discussed By Leaders In Each Field. The Selections Include The First English Translations Of Several Important Works, As Well As New Translations Of Others, And Several Articles Have Been Extensively Revised By Their Authors For This Anthology. Book Near Fine, Slight Usage. Dj Priced 63S. Net. With Slight Rubbing. …

xi,271pp. roy.8vo. with dust jacket.