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This book presents a new approach to the epistemology of mathematics by viewing mathematics as a human activity whose knowledge is intimately linked with practice. Charting an exciting new direction in the philosophy of mathematics, José Ferreirós uses the crucial idea of a continuum to provide an account of the development of mathematical knowledge that reflects the actual experience of doing math and makes sense of the perceived objectivity of mathematical results. Offering a wealth of philosophical and historical insights, Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices challenges us to rethink some of our most basic assumptions about mathematics, its objectivity, and its relationship to culture and science.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Mathematics Philosophy of mathematics

• Full title: Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices
• Author: Jose Ferreiros
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 360
• EAN: 9780691167510
• ISBN: 9780691167510
• ID: 09405319
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Weight: 676 g
• Dimensions: 164 × 243 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. December 2015

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