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Mathematics without Numbers: Towards a Modal-Structural Interpretation (Clarendon Paperbacks) Book

Mathematics without Numbers : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780198240341 : 0198240341 : 13 Jan 1994 : Geoffrey Hellman presents a detailed interpretation of mathematics as the investigation of structural possibilities, as opposed to absolute, Platonic objects. After dealing with the natural numbers and analysis, he extends his approach to set theory, and shows how to dispense with a fixed universe of sets. Finally, he addresses problems of application to the physical world.Read More

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    Hellman here presents a detailed interpretation of mathematics as the investigation of "structural possibilities," as opposed to absolute, Platonic objects. After treating the natural numbers and analysis, he extends the approach to set theory, where he demonstrates how to dispense with a fixed universe of sets. Finally, he addresses problems of application to the physical world.

  • 0198240341
  • 9780198240341
  • Geoffrey Hellman
  • 25 November 1993
  • Clarendon Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 168
  • New edition
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