On Brouwer /

Atten, Markus Sebastiaan Paul Rogier van, -1973

On Brouwer / Mark Van Atten. - Singapore : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2004. - 95 p. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-95).

Centers on intuitionism or the philosophy of mathematics.It is based on the idea that mathematics is a creation of the mind. The truth of a mathematical statement can only be conceived via a mental construction that proves it to be true, and the communication between mathematicians only serve as a means to create the same mental process in different minds.

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Intuitionistic mathematics.
Mathematics

QA 29.B697 / .At81 2004