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The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice

There is an urgent need in philosophy of mathematics for new approaches which pay closer attention to mathematical practice. This book will blaze the trail: it offers philosophical analyses of important characteristics of contemporary mathematics and of many aspects of mathematical activity which escape purely formal logical treatment.

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Author	Paolo Mancosu
Publisher	Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date	2008-06-19
ISBN	0199296456
Pages	447 pages
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