Is mathematics invented or discovered? Why does this seemingly abstract discipline provide the key to unlocking the deep secrets of the physical universe? Famous mathematicians, mathematical physicists and philosophers of mathematicstry to answer these questions in a series of accessible chapters that shed light on what mathematics really means. INDICE: John Polkinghorne: Introduction; 1: Timothy Gowers: Is MathematicsDiscovered or Invented?; 2: Marcus du Sautoy: Exploring the Mathematical Library of Babel; 3: John Polkinghorne: Mathematical Reality; 4: Roger Penrose: Mathematics, the Mind, and the Physical World; 5: Peter Lipton: Mathematical Understanding; 6: Mary Leng: Creation and Discovery in Mathematics; 7: Michael Detlefsen: Discovery, Invention and Realism: Gödel and others on the Reality of Concepts; 8: Stewart Shapiro: Mathematics and Objectivity; 9: Gideon Rosen: The Reality of Mathematical Objects; 10: Mark Steiner: Getting More out of Mathematics than What We Put In; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-960505-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés