Mathematics and Necessity Essays in the History of Philosophy - Proceedings of the British Academy

T. J. Smiley, British Academy

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why did Plato place mathematics at the heart of education for the rulers of his ideal city? Why has mathematics played such a central role in Western philosophy? And how do we acquire knowledge of necessary truths? The answers to such questions offered by distinguished scholars M.V. Burnyeat, Ian Hacking, and Jonathan Bennett make a significant contribution to our understanding of the great thinkers from ancient to modern philosophy.

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The British Academy

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ISBN:	9780197262153
Publisher:	Liverpool University Press
Imprint:	The British Academy
Pub date:	01 Oct 2000
DEWEY:	510.1
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	166
Weight:	460g
Height:	232mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	20mm