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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics

Table of Contents

1. Mathematics and its philosophy
2. The limits of mathematics
3. Plato's heaven
4. Fiction, metaphor, and partial truths
5. Mathematical explanation
6. The applicability of mathematics
7. Who's afraid of inconsistent mathematics?
8. A rose by any other name
9. Epilogue: desert island theorems.

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