Defending the Axioms: On the Philosophical Foundations of by Penelope Maddy

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By Penelope Maddy

arithmetic will depend on proofs, and proofs needs to start someplace, from a few basic assumptions. for almost a century, the axioms of set thought have performed this function, so the query of ways those axioms are thoroughly judged takes on a relevant significance. imminent the query from a widely naturalistic or second-philosophical perspective, Defending the Axioms isolates the right equipment for such reviews and investigates the ontological and epistemological backdrop that makes them applicable. in spite of everything, a brand new account of the objectivity of arithmetic emerges, one refreshingly freed from metaphysical commitments.

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