{"product_id":"metaphysical-myths-mathematical-practice-the-ontology-and-epistemology-of-the-exact-sciences-paperback-9780521062190","title":"Metaphysical Myths, Mathematical Practice; The Ontology and Epistemology of the Exact Sciences (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521062190","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMetaphysical Myths, Mathematical Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Ontology and Epistemology of the Exact Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJody Azzouni argues that mathematical knowledge really is a special kind of knowledge with its own special means of gathering evidence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJody Azzouni (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521062190, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Metaphysical Myths is written in an engaging style and contains a wealth of informative references . . . . the book is rich with arguments that will more than repay careful study.\" --Philosophical Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMost philosophers of mathematics try to show either that the sort of knowledge mathematicians have is similar to the sort of knowledge specialists in the empirical sciences have or that the kind of knowledge mathematicians have, although apparently about objects such as numbers, sets, and so on, isn't really about those sorts of things as well. Jody Azzouni argues that mathematical knowledge really is a special kind of knowledge with its own special means of gathering evidence. He analyses the linguistic pitfalls and misperceptions philosophers in this field are often prone to, and explores the misapplications of epistemic principles from the empirical sciences to the exact sciences. What emerges is a picture of mathematics both sensitive to mathematical practice, and to the ontological and epistemological issues that concern philosophers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Mathematical Practice and its Puzzles: 1. Metaphysical inertness\u003cbr\u003e 2. Metaphysical inertness and reference\u003cbr\u003e 3. The virtues of (second-order) theft\u003cbr\u003e 4. Intuitions about reference and axiom systems\u003cbr\u003e 5. Comparing mathematical terms and empirical terms I\u003cbr\u003e 6. Comparing mathematical terms and empirical terms II\u003cbr\u003e 7. The epistemic role puzzle\u003cbr\u003e 8. Benacerraf's puzzle\u003cbr\u003e 9. Comparing puzzles\u003cbr\u003e 10. Quine's approach I\u003cbr\u003e 11. Quine's approach II\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Stuff of Mathematics: Posits and Algorithms: 12. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 13. An initial picture\u003cbr\u003e 14. Application and truth\u003cbr\u003e 15. Systems, application and truth\u003cbr\u003e 16. Quine's objections to truth by convention\u003cbr\u003e 17. Grades of ontological commitment\u003cbr\u003e 18. Multiply interpreting systems\u003cbr\u003e 19. Intuitions about reference revisited\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Geography of the A Priori: 20. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 21. Algorithms again\u003cbr\u003e 22. Some observations on metamathematics\u003cbr\u003e 23. Incorrigible co-empiricalness\u003cbr\u003e 24. Why there are no incorrigible co-empirical truths\u003cbr\u003e 25. Normative considerations, the success of applied mathematics, concluding thoughts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006294380824,"sku":"9780521062190","price":39.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521062190i.jpg?v=1694968993","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/metaphysical-myths-mathematical-practice-the-ontology-and-epistemology-of-the-exact-sciences-paperback-9780521062190","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}