Author

Publication

1999 - Kluwer Academic, Boston

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC510/.9
  • LCCQA21 .B45 1999

Description

"This book is a compact survey, at an elementary level, of some of the most important concepts of mathematics, with attention paid to their technical features, historical development, and their broader philosophical significance." "The book is intended for students and teachers in mathematics, the sciences, and philosophy; the greater part of its contents could be read by anyone with a good high school mathematics background."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The Western Ontario studies in philosophy of science -- v. 63.

Other Editions

  • The art of the intelligible: an elementary survey of mathematics in its conceptual developmentKluwer Academic1999-01-01

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