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基本説明
The latest work by an award-winning philosopher of science.
Full Description
Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central importance. Approaching the question from a broadly naturalistic or second-philosophical point of view, Defending the Axioms isolates the appropriate methods for such evaluations and investigates the ontological and epistemological backdrop that makes them appropriate. In the end, a new account of the objectivity of mathematics emerges, one refreshingly free of metaphysical commitments.
Contents
Introduction ; 1. The Problem ; 2. Proper Method ; 3. Thin Realism ; 4. Arealism ; 5. Morals ; Bibliography
