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Philosophy of mathematics : a contemporary introduction to the world of proofs and pictures / James Robert Brown.

Brown, James Robert.
2008
QA8.4 .B76 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
Philosophy of mathematics : a contemporary introduction to the world of proofs and pictures / James Robert Brown.
Author
Brown, James Robert.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9780415960489 (alk. paper)
0415960487 (alk. paper)
9780415960472 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0415960479 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
New York : Routledge, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Call Number
QA8.4 .B76 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
510.1
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-235) and index.
Series
Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy.
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