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The Making of Mathematics
- Heuristic Philosophy of Mathematics
Engelsk Paperback
The Making of Mathematics
- Heuristic Philosophy of Mathematics
Engelsk Paperback

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This book offers an alternative to current philosophy of mathematics: heuristic philosophy of mathematics. In accordance with the heuristic approach, the philosophy of mathematics must concern itself with the making of mathematics and in particular with mathematical discovery. In the past century, mainstream philosophy of mathematics has claimed that the philosophy of mathematics cannot concern itself with the making of mathematics but only with finished mathematics, namely mathematics as presented in published works. On this basis, mainstream philosophy of mathematics has maintained that mathematics is theorem proving by the axiomatic method. This view has turned out to be untenable because of Gödel''s incompleteness theorems, which have shown that the view that mathematics is theorem proving by the axiomatic method does not account for a large number of basic features of mathematics.

By using the heuristic approach, this book argues that mathematics is not theorem proving by the axiomatic method, but is rather problem solving by the analytic method. The author argues that this view can account for the main items of the mathematical process, those being: mathematical objects, demonstrations, definitions, diagrams, notations, explanations, applicability, beauty, and the role of mathematical knowledge.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
450
ISBN-13:
9783030897338
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
3030897338
Udg. Dato:
9 mar 2023
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
155mm
Højde:
235mm
Forlag:
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato:
9 mar 2023
Forfatter(e):
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