John P. Burgess

Mathematics, Models, and Modality

Selected Philosophical Essays

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Burgess's essays address key topics including nominalism, neo-logicism, intuitionism, modal logic, analyticity, and translation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 515g
• ISBN-13: 9780521189675
• ISBN-10: 0521189675
• Artikelnr.: 32735195

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Mathematics: 1. Numbers and ideas
2. Why I am not a nominalist
3. Mathematics and Bleak House
4. Quine, analyticity, and philosophy of mathematics
5. Being explained away
6. E pluribus unum
7. Logicism: a new look
Part II. Models, Modality, and More: 8. Tarski's tort
9. Which modal logic is the right one?
10. Can truth out?
11. Quinus ab omni noevo vindicatus
12. Translating names
13. Relevance: a fallacy?
14. Dummett's case for intuitionism.