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edition:
Authors: Maddy P.
serie:
ISBN : 0198235739, 9780198235736
publisher: OUP
publish year: 2002
pages: 265
language: English
ebook format : DJVU (It will be converted to PDF, EPUB OR AZW3 if requested by the user)
file size: 2 MB
Title ......Page 3
Copyright ......Page 4
Dedication ......Page 5
Preface ......Page 7
Contents ......Page 9
PART I: THE PROBLEM ......Page 11
1. The Origins of Set Theory ......Page 13
2. Set Theory as a Foundation ......Page 32
3. The Standard Axioms ......Page 46
4. Independent Questions ......Page 73
5. New Axiom Candidates ......Page 83
6. V=L ......Page 92
PART II: REALISM ......Page 97
1. Godelian Realism ......Page 99
2. Quinean Realism ......Page 105
3. Set Theoretic Realism ......Page 118
4. A Realist's Case against V=L ......Page 120
5. Hints of Trouble ......Page 140
6. Indispensability and Scientific Practice ......Page 143
7. Indispensability and Mathematical Practice ......Page 168
PART III: NATURALISM ......Page 171
1. Wittgensteinian Anti-Philosophy ......Page 172
2. A Second Godelian Theme ......Page 182
3. Quinean Naturalism ......Page 187
4. Mathematical Naturalism ......Page 193
5. The Problem Revisited ......Page 216
6. A Naturalist's Case against V=L ......Page 226
Conclusion ......Page 243
Bibliography ......Page 245
Index ......Page 259
