Abstraction and Infinity - Paolo Mancosu
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Mancosu offers an original investigation of key notions in mathematics: abstraction and infinity, and their interaction. He gives a historical analysis of the theorizing of definitions by abstraction, and explores a novel approach to measuring the size of infinite sets, showing how this leads to deep mathematical and philosophical problems.
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Mancosu offers an original investigation of key notions in mathematics: abstraction and infinity, and their interaction. He gives a historical analysis of the theorizing of definitions by abstraction, and explores a novel approach to measuring the size of infinite sets, showing how this leads to deep mathematical and philosophical problems.
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| Author | Paolo Mancosu |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (UK) |
| Release year | 2019 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780198822684 |