Defending the axioms
Maddy, Penelope.
Defending the axioms on the philosophical foundations of set theory / [electronic resource] : Penelope Maddy. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource.
Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere from some fundamental assumptions. The axioms of set theory have long played this role, so the question of how they are properly judged is important. Maddy discusses the appropriate methods for such evaluations and the philosophical backdrop that makes them appropriate.
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Axiomatic set theory.
Axiomatic set theory--Philosophy.
QA248
511.322
Defending the axioms on the philosophical foundations of set theory / [electronic resource] : Penelope Maddy. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource.
Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere from some fundamental assumptions. The axioms of set theory have long played this role, so the question of how they are properly judged is important. Maddy discusses the appropriate methods for such evaluations and the philosophical backdrop that makes them appropriate.
9780191725395 (ebook) : No price
Axiomatic set theory.
Axiomatic set theory--Philosophy.
QA248
511.322