Математика как «работа» с абстрактными объектами: онтолого-трансцендентальный статус математических абстракций

Катречко Сергей Леонидович

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Математика как «работа» с абстрактными объектами: онтолого-трансцендентальный статус математических абстракций

С. 417-449.

Катречко С. Л.

Moscow Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar’s sixth Collection of papers grew out of the 3rd Conference “Philosophy of Mathematics: Actual Problems” which was held in Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Philosophy) on September 27/28 2013. The 2013 meeting was focused on “Mathematics and Reality”. This book may be of interest to philosophers and historians of mathematics and physics, as well as to logicians, mathematicians, psychologists, postgraduate and PhD students in all areas of mathematics and natural sciences. Key words: philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of physics, ontology, realism, Platonism, antirealism, the applicability of mathematics, mathematization, “unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics”.

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Математика как «работа» с абстрактными объектами: онтолого-трансцендентальный статус математических абстракций

Математика и реальность. Труды Московского семинара по философии математики

М.: Издательство Московского университета, 2014.

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