Plato's Problem: An Introduction to Mathematical Platonism

Panza, M.; Sereni, A.

What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Gödel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-01-21

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230365483

DOI: 10.1057/9781137298133

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 306