The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge
Oxford University Press (1983)
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Philip Kitcher
Columbia University
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This book argues against the view that mathematical knowledge is a priori,contending that mathematics is an empirical science and develops historically,just as ...
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| Keywords | Mathematics Philosophy |
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| Reprint years | 1985 |
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| Call number | QA8.4.K53 1983 |
| ISBN(s) | 0195035410 9780195035414 |
| DOI | 10.2307/2219556 |
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