Mathematics is (mostly) analytic

Auteur :
Lavers, Gregory
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009111119
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 0,4 cm
Poids :
116 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Element looks at Quine's arguments against the concepts of analyticity. It mentions Boghossian's distinction between epistemic and metaphysical accounts of analyticity. It shows how analyticity is related to truth, necessity and questions of ontology. The relation of analyticity to the axiomatic method in mathematics is mentioned.