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Kant's Philosophy of Mathematics: Modern Essays - Synthese Library 1992 edition
Carl J Posy
Kant's Philosophy of Mathematics: Modern Essays - Synthese Library 1992 edition
Carl J Posy
Though specific Kantian doctrines fell into disrepute earlier in this century, the past twenty-five years have seen a surge of interest in and respect for Kant's philosophy of mathematics among both Kant scholars and philosophers of mathematics.
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface. Introduction: Mathematics in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason; C. J. Posy. Part I: Classic Papers of the 1960's and 1970's. Kant on the Mathematical Method; J. Hintikka. Kant's Philosophy of Arithmetic; C. Parsons. Postscript. Singular Terms and Intuitions in Kant's Epistemology; M. Thompson. Postscript. Kant and the Foundations of Mathematics; P. Kitcher. Part II: Recent Work. Arithmetic and the Categories; C. Parsons. Construction, Schematism and Imagination; J. M. Young. Kant's Theory of Geometry; M. Friedman. Kant's View of Geometry: a Partial Defense; S. Barker. The Geometry of a Form of Intuition; A. Melnick. Kant on Space, Empirical Realism, and the Foundations of Geometry; W. Harper. Kant's Mathematical Realism; C. J. Posy. Algebra and Intuition; G. G. Brittan, Jr. Kant's Transcendental Method and His Theory of Mathematics; J. Hintikka.
Contributor Bio: Posy, Carl J Carl J. Posy is Professor of Philosophy and Member of the Centers for the Study of Rationality and for Language, Logic, and Cognition at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | June 30, 1992 |
ISBN13 | 9780792314950 |
Publishers | Springer |
Pages | 380 |
Dimensions | 242 × 166 × 31 mm · 730 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Posy, C.J. |
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