ABSTRACT

A thorough account of the philosophy of mathematics. In a cogent account the author argues against the view that mathematics is solely logic.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|26 pages

AXIOMATIZATION, RIGOUR AND REASON

chapter 2|26 pages

FREGE: ARITHMETIC AS LOGIC

chapter 3|30 pages

RUSSELL: MATHEMATICS AS LOGIC

chapter 4|40 pages

HILBERT: MATHEMATICS AS A FORMULA-GAME?

chapter 5|46 pages

IDEAL ELEMENTS AND RATIONAL IDEALS