Mathematics and Necessity
Essays in the History of Philosophy
Published on 1. October 2000
Book
Hardback
166 pages
978-0-19-726215-3 (ISBN)
Description
Why did Plato place mathematics at the heart of education for the rulers of his ideal city? Why has mathematics played such a central role in Western philosophy? And how do we acquire knowledge of necessary truths? The answers to such questions offered by distinguished scholars M.V. Burnyeat, Ian Hacking, and Jonathan Bennett make a significant contribution to our understanding of the great thinkers from ancient to modern philosophy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 Diagramme
6 diagrams
ISBN-13
978-0-19-726215-3 (9780197262153)
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Content
Introduction; Plato on why Mathematics is Good for the Soul; What Mathematics Has Done to Some and Only Some Philosophers; Infallibility and Modal Knowledge in Some Early Modern Philosophers