Proof and Knowledge in Mathematics

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New York: Routledge (1992)
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These questions arise from any attempt to discover an epistemology for mathematics. This collection of essays considers various questions concerning the nature of justification in mathematics and possible sources of that justification. Among these are the question of whether mathematical justification is _a priori_ or _a posteriori_ in character, whether logical and mathematical differ, and if formalization plays a significant role in mathematical justification

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QA8.4.P75 1991

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9781134916733   9781134916764   9780203979105   9780415068055   9781134916757   1138009350   9781134916719   9781138009356   0415068053

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10.2307/2956317
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Empirical Enquiry and Proof.Shelley Stillwell
On the concept of proof in elementary geometry Pirmin stekeler-weithofer.Proof In Elementary
On the concept of proof in elementary geometry.  (pages 135--157)Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer
Mathematical rigor in physics.  (pages 158)Mark Steiner

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