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- Offers a new approach to the philosophy of mathematics
- Presents a new version of mathematical structuralism
- Provides a fresh perspective on the applicability of mathematics in science
Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 385)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The author details a philosophy of mathematics in which the problem of its applicability, particularly in physics, in all its forms can be explained and justified. Chapters cover: mathematics as a formal science, mathematical ontology: what does it mean to exist, mathematical structures: what are they and how do we know them, how different layers of mathematical structuring relate to each other and to perceptual structures, and how to use mathematics to find out how the world is.
The book simultaneously develops along two lines, both inspired and enlightened by Edmund Husserl’s phenomenological philosophy. One line leads to the establishmentof a particular version of mathematical structuralism, free of “naturalist” and empiricist bias. The other leads to a logical-epistemological explanation and justification of the applicability of mathematics carried out within a unique structuralist perspective. This second line points to the “unreasonable” effectiveness of mathematics in physics as a means of representation, a tool, and a source of not always logically justified but useful and effective heuristic strategies.
Authors and Affiliations
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Researcher - CNPq, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication - Brazil, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Jairo José da Silva
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematics and Its Applications
Book Subtitle: A Transcendental-Idealist Perspective
Authors: Jairo José da Silva
Series Title: Synthese Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63073-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63072-4Published: 04 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87468-5Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63073-1Published: 22 August 2017
Series ISSN: 0166-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 275
Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Nature