Mathematics as a science of patterns
Auteur :
Resnik, Michael D.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198250142
Date de publication :
2 déc. 1999
Dimensions :
21,7 x 13,9 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An exposition of a system of ideas about the nature of mathematics which the author has elaborated for a number of years. In calling mathematics a science: he implies that it has a factual subject matter; in calling it a science of patterns he expresses his commitment to a structuralist philosophy.