Chihara here develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. He utilizes this system in the analysis of the nature of mathematics, and discusses many recent works in the philosophy of mathematics from
Constructibility and Mathematical Existence
โ Scribed by Charles Chihara
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 312
- Category
- Library
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