Philosophy of mathematics

People tend to rank values of all kinds linearly from good to bad, but there is little reason to think that this is reasonable or correct.

Reissuing works originally published between 1931 and 1990, this set of twenty-four books covers the full range of the philosophy of logic, from introductions to logic, to calculus and mathematical logic, to logic in language and linguistics and logical reasoning in law and ethics.

This book offers a plurality of perspectives on the historical origins of logicism and on contemporary developments of logicist insights in philosophy of mathematics.

This book offers a plurality of perspectives on the historical origins of logicism and on contemporary developments of logicist insights in philosophy of mathematics.

Originally published in 1995 Time and Logic examines understanding and application of temporal logic, presented in computational terms.

First published in 1961, Inductive Probability is a dialectical analysis of probability as it occurs in inductions.

First published in 1961, Inductive Probability is a dialectical analysis of probability as it occurs in inductions.

Originally published in 1995 Time and Logic examines understanding and application of temporal logic, presented in computational terms.

Mathematics instructors are always looking for ways to engage students in meaningful and authentic tasks that utilize mathematics.

Mathematics instructors are always looking for ways to engage students in meaningful and authentic tasks that utilize mathematics.

The philosophy of mathematics is an exciting subject.

The philosophy of mathematics is an exciting subject.

Ludwig Wittgenstein's brief Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922) is one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century, yet it offers little orientation for the reader.

Ludwig Wittgenstein's brief Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922) is one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century, yet it offers little orientation for the reader.

Logic Works is a critical and extensive introduction to logic.

Logic Works is a critical and extensive introduction to logic.

This book offers an engaging and comprehensive introduction to scientific theories and the evolution of science and mathematics through the centuries.

This book offers an engaging and comprehensive introduction to scientific theories and the evolution of science and mathematics through the centuries.

This book is an outgrowth of a collection of sixty-two problems offered in the The American Mathematical Monthly (AMM) the author has worked over the last two decades.

This book is an outgrowth of a collection of sixty-two problems offered in the The American Mathematical Monthly (AMM) the author has worked over the last two decades.

Hans Vaihinger (1852-1933) was an important and fascinating figure in German philosophy in the early twentieth century, founding the well-known journal Kant-Studien.

Hans Vaihinger (1852-1933) was an important and fascinating figure in German philosophy in the early twentieth century, founding the well-known journal Kant-Studien.

Praise for the First Edition"e;Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to improve one's skills.

Praise for the First Edition"e;Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to improve one's skills.

This book offers a detailed account and discussion of Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics.

This book offers a detailed account and discussion of Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics.

Maurice Potron (1872-1942), a French Jesuit mathematician, constructed and analyzed a highly original, but virtually unknown economic model.

The Equation of Knowledge: From Bayes' Rule to a Unified Philosophy of Science introduces readers to the Bayesian approach to science: teasing out the link between probability and knowledge.

The Equation of Knowledge: From Bayes' Rule to a Unified Philosophy of Science introduces readers to the Bayesian approach to science: teasing out the link between probability and knowledge.

Originally published in 1923 Chance and Error examines the vagaries of chance, and how this is the result of the interference of yes and no.

Originally published in 1994, The Incommensurability Thesis is a critical study of the Incommensurability Thesis of Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend.

Originally published in 1994, The Incommensurability Thesis is a critical study of the Incommensurability Thesis of Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend.

This series of books is meant to present the fundamentals of reasoning well in a clear manner accessible to both scholars and students.

This book presents eight papers about important historiographical issues as debated in the history of science in Islamicate societies, the history of science and philosophy of medieval Latin Europe and the history of mathematics as an academic discipline.

Was, wenn der Urknall weniger eine unumstößliche Wahrheit als vielmehr eine gedankliche ›Erfindung‹ ist?

A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemyWhen Isaac Newton's alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby's auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking.

This book develops a new approach to plural arbitrary reference and examines mereology, including considering four theses on the alleged innocence of mereology.

In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity.

An engrossing look at the history and importance of a centuries-old but still unanswered math problemFor centuries, mathematicians the world over have tried, and failed, to solve the zeta-3 problem.

A mathematical journey through the most fascinating problems of extremes and how to solve themWhat is the best way to photograph a speeding bullet?

Few American lives have been as celebrated--or as closely scrutinized--as that of Benjamin Franklin.

A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantificationWhat accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods?

How a simple equation reshaped mathematicsLeonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects-from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and giant all-carbon molecules.

More than three centuries after its creation, calculus remains a dazzling intellectual achievement and the gateway to higher mathematics.

The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilizationA few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and we even computed with analog computers.

A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemyWhen Isaac Newton's alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby's auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking.

Alone in a cube that's glowing in the darkness, X is content within its little universe of infinite thought.

In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as thePrincipia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science.

In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity.

In his monumental 1687 work,Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as thePrincipia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science.