Jairo José Da Silva

Mathematics and Its Applications (eBook, PDF)

A Transcendental-Idealist Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 275
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319630731
• Artikelnr.: 53057883

Autorenporträt

Professor of Mathematics (retired) - State University of São Paulo, my main interests are the philosophy of formal and empirical sciences, phenomenology and the foundations of mathematics, fields which concentrate my publications. I am the co-author, together with Claire Ortiz Hill, of the book The Road Not Taken - On Husserl's Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics (London: College Publications, 2013). I am a member of the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon and a researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The applicability of mathematics in science: a problem?.- 2. Form and Content. Mathematics as a formal science.- 3. Mathematical ontology: what does it mean to exist?.- 4. Mathematical structures: what are they and how do we know them?.- 5. Playing with structures: the applicability of mathematics.- 6. How to use mathematics to find out how the world is.- 7. Logical, epistemological, and philosophical conclusions.