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Physicalism in Mathematics

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. A. D. Irvine

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science (WONS, volume 45)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Epistemology & Nominalism

    • John P. Burgess
    Pages 1-15

  3. What is abstraction & what is it good for?

    • Peter Simons
    Pages 17-40

  4. Beliefs About Mathematical Objects

    • Michael D. Resnik
    Pages 41-71

  5. Field & Fregean Platonism

    • Crispin Wright
    Pages 73-93

  6. π in the Sky

    • James Robert Brown
    Pages 95-120

  7. Nominalism

    • Bob Hale
    Pages 121-144

  8. The Logic of Physical Theory

    • Alasdair Urquhart
    Pages 145-154

  9. Knowledge of Mathematical Objects

    • David Papineau
    Pages 155-182

  10. Physicalism, Reductionism & Hilbert

    • Michael Hallett
    Pages 183-257

  11. Physicalistic Platonism

    • Penelope Maddy
    Pages 259-289

  12. Sets are Universals

    • John Bigelow
    Pages 291-305

  13. Modal-Structural Mathematics

    • Geoffrey Hellman
    Pages 307-330

  14. Logical & Philosophical Foundations for Arithmetical Logic

    • Yvon Gauthier
    Pages 331-342

  15. Criticisms of the Usual Rationale for Validity in Mathematics

    • Chandler Davis
    Pages 343-356

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 357-365
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    A. D. Irvine

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