Strict Finitism and the Logic of Mathematical Applications by Feng Ye.

This book intends to show that radical naturalism (or physicalism), nominalism and strict finitism account for the applications of classical mathematics in current scientific theories. The applied mathematical theories developed in the book include the basics of calculus, metric space theory, comple...

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Main Author: Ye, Feng (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 355
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