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Anti-foundationalist Philosophy of Mathematics and Mathematical Proofs
Studia Humana, 2020 The Euclidean ideal of mathematics as well as all the foundational schools in the philosophy of mathematics have been contested by the new approach, called the “maverick” trend in the philosophy of mathematics.
Krajewski Stanisław
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Volume Introduction – Method, Science and Mathematics: Neo-Kantianism and Analytic Philosophy
Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy, 2018 Introduction to the Special Volume, “Method, Science and Mathematics: Neo-Kantianism and Analytic Philosophy,” edited by Scott Edgar and Lydia Patton. At its core, analytic philosophy concerns urgent questions about philosophy’s relation to the formal ...
Scott Edgar
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Philosophy Of Mathematics And Mathematics Education
International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences (IJHESS), 2021 Philosophy of mathematics is a branch of philosophy that studies philosophical assumptions, foundations, and effects of mathematics. The aim of the philosophy of mathematics is to provide a record of the nature and methodology of mathematics and to understand the place of mathematics in human life.
null Zulhendri, null Jamaris
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Popular society increasingly questions preferences that drive many resource allocations and production decisions, with many groups actively seeking to alter those preferences to achieve changes to resource use. Agricultural and applied economists, who are already equipped with excellent technical skills to undertake consumer preference and ...
Brian E. Roe
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, 2016 The aim of this paper is to examine the nature, scope and importance of philosophy in the light of its relation to other disciplines. This work pays its focus on the various fundamental problems of philosophy, relating to Ethics, Metaphysics ...
Dar, Ateequllah, Tantray, Mudasir A.
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David Lewis's Place in the History of Late Analytic Philosophy: His Conservative and Liberal Methodology [PDF]
, 2018 In 1901 Russell had envisaged the new analytic philosophy as uniquely systematic, borrowing the methods of science and mathematics. A century later, have Russell’s hopes become reality? David Lewis is often celebrated as a great systematic metaphysician,
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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, 2014 Quantity is the first category that Aristotle lists after substance. It has extraordinary epistemological clarity: "2+2=4" is the model of a self-evident and universally known truth. Continuous quantities such as the ratio of circumference to diameter of
Franklin, James
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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Wittgenstein on Pseudo-Irrationals, Diagonal Numbers and Decidability [PDF]
, 2008 In his early philosophy as well as in his middle period, Wittgenstein holds a purely syntactic view of logic and mathematics. However, his syntactic foundation of logic and mathematics is opposed to the axiomatic approach of modern ...
Lampert, Timm
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