| Description |
viii, 386 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 11
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Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 11.
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| Note |
"The volume is the outgrowth of a conference held at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 17-19 May 1985"--Pref. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Contents |
Poincare against the logicists / Warren Goldfarb -- Logical truth and analyticity in Carnap's " Logical syntax of language" / Michael Friedman -- The emergence of first-order logic / Gregory H. Moore -- Kronecker's place in history / Harold Edwards -- Felix Klien and his "Erlanger Programm" / Garrett Birkhoff -- Abraham Robinson and nonstandard analysis: History, philosophy, and foundations of mathematics -- How can mathematicians and mathematical historians help each other? / Richard Askey -- Fitting numbers to the world: The case of probability theory / Lorraine J. Daston -- Some philosophical remarks on nineteenth-century transformation of mathematics / Howard Stein, Logos, Logic and Logistike -- Ten misconceptions about mathematics and its history / Michael J. Crowe -- Mathematics and the sciences / Felix E. Browder -- Mathematical naturalism / Philip Kitcher -- Partisans and critics of a new science: The case of artificial intelligence and some historical parallels / Judith V. Grabiner -- The emergence of a Princeton as a world center for mathematical research, 1896-1939 / William Aspray |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History -- Congresses.
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Mathematics. |
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History. |
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Mathematics -- Philosophy -- Congresses.
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Mathematics -- Philosophy. |
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Mathématiques -- Histoire -- Congrès. |
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Mathématiques -- Philosophie -- Congrès. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Aspray, William.
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Kitcher, Philip, 1947-
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| ISBN |
0816615667 : $35.00 |
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0816615675 paperback $13.95 |
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