Philosophical Introduction to Set Theory

Philosophical Introduction to Set Theory
Author: Stephen Pollard
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486797147

This unique approach maintains that set theory is the primary mechanism for ideological and theoretical unification in modern mathematics, and its technically informed discussion covers a variety of philosophical issues. 1990 edition.

Set Theory and Its Philosophy

Set Theory and Its Philosophy
Author: Michael D. Potter
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2004
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780199269730

A wonderful new book ... Potter has written the best philosophical introduction to set theory on the market - Timothy Bays, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

Defending the Axioms

Defending the Axioms
Author: Penelope Maddy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2011-01-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0199596182

Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. The axioms of set theory have long played this role, so the question of how they are properly judged is of central importance. Maddy discusses the appropriate methods for such evaluations and the philosophical backdrop that makes them appropriate.

Set Theory and the Continuum Hypothesis

Set Theory and the Continuum Hypothesis
Author: Paul J. Cohen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008-12-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486469212

This exploration of a notorious mathematical problem is the work of the man who discovered the solution. Written by an award-winning professor at Stanford University, it employs intuitive explanations as well as detailed mathematical proofs in a self-contained treatment. This unique text and reference is suitable for students and professionals. 1966 edition. Copyright renewed 1994.

Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics

Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics
Author: Joel David Hamkins
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2021-03-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0262542234

An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. He treats philosophical issues as they arise organically in mathematics, discussing such topics as platonism, realism, logicism, structuralism, formalism, infinity, and intuitionism in mathematical contexts. He organizes the book by mathematical themes--numbers, rigor, geometry, proof, computability, incompleteness, and set theory--that give rise again and again to philosophical considerations.

The Philosophy of Set Theory

The Philosophy of Set Theory
Author: Mary Tiles
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486138550

DIVBeginning with perspectives on the finite universe and classes and Aristotelian logic, the author examines permutations, combinations, and infinite cardinalities; numbering the continuum; Cantor's transfinite paradise; axiomatic set theory, and more. /div

Philosophical Devices

Philosophical Devices
Author: David Papineau
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012-10-04
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0191656259

This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like 'denumerability', 'modal scope distinction', 'Bayesian conditionalization', and 'logical completeness' are usually only elucidated deep within difficult specialist texts. By offering simple explanations that by-pass much irrelevant and boring detail, Philosophical Devices is able to cover a wealth of material that is normally only available to specialists. The book contains four sections, each of three chapters. The first section is about sets and numbers, starting with the membership relation and ending with the generalized continuum hypothesis. The second is about analyticity, a prioricity, and necessity. The third is about probability, outlining the difference between objective and subjective probability and exploring aspects of conditionalization and correlation. The fourth deals with metalogic, focusing on the contrast between syntax and semantics, and finishing with a sketch of Gödel's theorem. Philosophical Devices will be useful for university students who have got past the foothills of philosophy and are starting to read more widely, but it does not assume any prior expertise. All the issues discussed are intrinsically interesting, and often downright fascinating. It can be read with pleasure and profit by anybody who is curious about the technical infrastructure of contemporary philosophy.

Philosophical and Mathematical Logic

Philosophical and Mathematical Logic
Author: Harrie de Swart
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2018-11-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3030032558

This book was written to serve as an introduction to logic, with in each chapter – if applicable – special emphasis on the interplay between logic and philosophy, mathematics, language and (theoretical) computer science. The reader will not only be provided with an introduction to classical logic, but to philosophical (modal, epistemic, deontic, temporal) and intuitionistic logic as well. The first chapter is an easy to read non-technical Introduction to the topics in the book. The next chapters are consecutively about Propositional Logic, Sets (finite and infinite), Predicate Logic, Arithmetic and Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems, Modal Logic, Philosophy of Language, Intuitionism and Intuitionistic Logic, Applications (Prolog; Relational Databases and SQL; Social Choice Theory, in particular Majority Judgment) and finally, Fallacies and Unfair Discussion Methods. Throughout the text, the author provides some impressions of the historical development of logic: Stoic and Aristotelian logic, logic in the Middle Ages and Frege's Begriffsschrift, together with the works of George Boole (1815-1864) and August De Morgan (1806-1871), the origin of modern logic. Since "if ..., then ..." can be considered to be the heart of logic, throughout this book much attention is paid to conditionals: material, strict and relevant implication, entailment, counterfactuals and conversational implicature are treated and many references for further reading are given. Each chapter is concluded with answers to the exercises. Philosophical and Mathematical Logic is a very recent book (2018), but with every aspect of a classic. What a wonderful book! Work written with all the necessary rigor, with immense depth, but without giving up clarity and good taste. Philosophy and mathematics go hand in hand with the most diverse themes of logic. An introductory text, but not only that. It goes much further. It's worth diving into the pages of this book, dear reader! Paulo Sérgio Argolo