An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics Table of
Contents 1. Mathematics and its philosophy 2. The limits of
mathematics 3. Plato's heaven 4. Fiction, metaphor, and partial
truths 5. Mathematical explanation 6. The applicability of
mathematics 7. Who's afraid of inconsistent mathematics? 8. A
rose by any other name 9. Epilogue: desert island theorems. Back
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