Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings -- Paul Benacerraf

The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Paradox), a challenge to 'classical' mathematics from a world-famous mathematician (the 'mathematical intuitionism' of Brouwer), a new foundational school (Hilbert's Formalism), and the profound incompleteness results of Kurt G del. In the same period, the cross-fertilization of mathematics and philosophy resulted in a new sort of 'mathematical philosophy', associated most notably (but in different ways) with Bertrand Russell, W. V. Quine, and G del himself, and which remains at the focus of Anglo-Saxon philosophical discussion. The present collection brings together in a convenient form the seminal articles in the philosophy of mathematics by these and other major thinkers. It is a substantially revised version of the edition first published in 1964 and includes a revised bibliography. The volume will be welcomed as a major work of reference at this level in the field.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Paul Benacerraf, Hilary Putnam<br><b>Publisher:</b> Cambridge University Press<br><b>Published:</b> 01/03/1984<br><b>Pages:</b> 612<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.00lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.12h x 6.02w x 1.52d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780521296489<p></p>