Hilbert's Program: An Essay on Mathematical Instrumentalism

By M. Detlefsen

Hilbert's Program was founded on a concern for the phenomenon of paradox in mathematics. To Hilbert, the paradoxes, which are at once both absurd and irresistible, revealed a deep philosophical truth:... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048184207
• ISBN13: 9789048184200
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"