By “philosophy of mathematics” I mean the working philosophy of the professional
mathematician, the philosophical attitude toward his work that is assumed by the researcher …

We had hoped to have several contributions to this book from people doing research in
undergraduate mathematics education, since we believe that one's philosophy of …

Contemporary philosophy of mathematics offers us an embarrassment of riches. Among the
major areas of work one could list developments of the classical foundational programs …

If mathematics is regarded as a science, then the philosophy of mathematics can be
regarded as a branch of the philosophy of science, next to disciplines such as the …

This book constitutes the first volume of the Proceedings of the I965 International
Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science held at Bedford College, Regent's Park, London …

In his famous Rede lecture of 1959, entitled “The Two Cultures”, CP Snow argued that the
lack of communication between the humanities and the sciences was very harmful, and he …

This chapter concerns issues of mathematical philosophy and pedagogy. The past few years
have seen attempts on the part of philosophers and mathematicians to reconceptualize and …

This introduction to the philosophy of mathematics focuses on contemporary debates in an
important and central area of philosophy. The reader is taken on a fascinating and …

This unique text by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues and positions
concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. The first describes questions and …

This lucid and comprehensive essay by a distinguished philosopher surveys the views of
Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz, and Kant on the nature of mathematics. It examines the propositions …