Nominalism and constructivism in seventeenth-century mathematical philosophy / David Sepkoski.
2007
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Title
Nominalism and constructivism in seventeenth-century mathematical philosophy / David Sepkoski.
Created/published
New York ; London : Routledge, 2007.
Description
172 p. ; 24 cm
Associated name
Series statement
Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; 11
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-164) and index.
Contents
Introduction : mathematization and the 'language of nature'
Realists and nominalists : language and mathematics before the scientific revolution
Ontology recapitulates epistemology : Gassendi, epicurean atomism, and nominalism
British empiricism, nominalism, and constructivism
Three mathematicians : constructivist epistemology and the new mathematical methods
Conclusion : mathematization and the nature of language.
Realists and nominalists : language and mathematics before the scientific revolution
Ontology recapitulates epistemology : Gassendi, epicurean atomism, and nominalism
British empiricism, nominalism, and constructivism
Three mathematicians : constructivist epistemology and the new mathematical methods
Conclusion : mathematization and the nature of language.
Series
Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; 11.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.
Call number
QA8.4 .S415 2007