Logos Formalism and Beyond: On the Nature of Mathematical Discourse Book 23 (Hardcover)

The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice examining issues such as infinity finiteness and proof procedures as well as central historical figures in the field including Frege Russell Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using modern logico-philosophical tools and systematic conceptual and logical analyses the volume provides a thorough up-to-date account of the subject.