Platonism and Anti-Platonism in Mathematics

by Mark Balaguer

Book Overview

In this highly absorbing work, Balaguer demonstrates that no good arguments exist either for or against mathematical platonism-for example, the view that abstract mathematical objects do exist and that mathematical theories are descriptions of such objects. Balaguer does this by establishing that both platonism and anti-platonism are justifiable views. Introducing a form of platonism, called "full-blooded platonism," that solves all problems traditionally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195143981
• ISBN13: 9780195143980
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"