Download or read book Philosophy of Mathematics written by James Robert Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-09 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics: * the mathematical image * platonism * picture-proofs * applied mathematics * Hilbert and Godel * knots and nations * definitions * picture-proofs and Wittgenstein * computation, proof and conjecture. The book is ideal for courses on philosophy of mathematics and logic.