New Objectivism based Math Book

[darnoconrad 0]

"Mathematics is About the World: How Ayn Rand's Theory of Concepts Unlocks the False Alternatives Between Plato's Mathematical Universe and Hilbert's Game of Symbols"

by Robert E Knapp (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/150055197X/ref=s9_simh_co_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=typ-top-left-1&pf_rd_r=085F92VRCMZBGJ6PDY5T&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_p=1827489602&pf_rd_i=typ01

Can't wait to read this.

[Arnold 0]

Tried to order it, bit they wanted $400 for postage to Australia!!??

[darnoconrad 0]

Tried to order it, bit they wanted $400 for postage to Australia!!??

That's insane. Maybe call Amazon and see if they can resolve this issue? They have really great customer service.

[ewv 0]

Can't wait to read this.

Those interested in this topic from the perspective of Objectivist epistemology will find a lot of good discussions right here on the Forum, including answers to many commonly asked questions about such topics as the meaning of number versus Russell, the meaning of geometrical concepts, the "crisis" in mathematics, the mathematical infinite, irrational numbers, complex numbers, sets, mathematical axioms, the number systems, limits, the countable versus uncountable and Cantor's cardinals, the meaning of precision in physics and inductive generalizations, etc. These topics and Objectivist conceptions contrasted with conventional or popular views have been discussed and formulated at least since the 1960s.