New Perspectives on Mathematical Practices

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New Perspectives on Mathematical Practices is written by Bart Van Kerkhove and published by World Scientific. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9812812237 (ISBN 10) and 9789812812230 (ISBN 13).

This volume focuses on the importance of historical enquiry for the appreciation of philosophical problems concerning mathematics. It contains a well-balanced mixture of contributions by internationally established experts, such as Jeremy Gray and Jens Hoyrup; upcoming scholars, such as Erich Reck and Dirk Schlimm; and young, promising researchers at the beginning of their careers. The book is situated within a relatively new and broadly naturalistic tradition in the philosophy of mathematics. In this alternative philosophical current, which has been dramatically growing in importance in the last few decades, unlike in the traditional schools, proper attention is paid to scientific practices as informing for philosophical accounts.