Making and breaking mathematical sense : histories and philosophies of mathematical practice / Roi Wagner.

By:

Wagner, Roi, 1973- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type:

text
still image

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781400883783 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

510.1 23

LOC classification:

QA8.4 .W334 2018

Online resources:

Princeton scholarship online

Summary: In line with the emerging field of philosophy of mathematical practice, this work pushes the philosophy of mathematics away from questions about the reality and truth of mathematical entities and statements and toward a focus on what mathematicians actually doand how that evolves and changes over time.

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Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In line with the emerging field of philosophy of mathematical practice, this work pushes the philosophy of mathematics away from questions about the reality and truth of mathematical entities and statements and toward a focus on what mathematicians actually doand how that evolves and changes over time.

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