Mathematics Without Numbers: Towards a Modal-Structural Interpretation

by Geoffrey Hellman

Hellman here presents a detailed interpretation of mathematics as the investigation of "structural possibilities," as opposed to absolute, Platonic objects. After treating the natural numbers and analysis, he extends the approach to set theory, where he demonstrates how to dispense with a
fixed universe of sets. Finally, he addresses problems of application to the physical world.

Genres: Philosophy, Mathematics

166 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 1989