Numbers as Cognitive Tools : An Empirically Informed Nominalistic Account of the Nature of Numbers

Name: Numbers as Cognitive Tools
Brand: Springer International Publishing AG
SKU: 9783031984266
Price: 16200 KES
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ISBN: 9783031984266

by César Frederico dos Santos

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Format Hardback

Book Series Synthese Library

ISBN-10 3031984269

ISBN-13 9783031984266

Publisher Springer International Publishing AG

Imprint Springer International Publishing AG

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 19th, 2025

Print length 248 Pages

Product Classification: Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism Child & developmental psychology Child, developmental and lifespan psychology Cognition & cognitive psychology Cognition and cognitive psychology Teaching of a specific subject Mathematics Philosophy of mathematics Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism

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This books offers a novel account of the nature of numbers firmly grounded in results from numerical cognition and the philosophy of mathematics.

This books offers a novel account of the nature of numbers firmly grounded in results from numerical cognition and the philosophy of mathematics. Drawing on empirical data on the human experience of what we call "numbers," the author shows that numbers do not exist as abstract objects, but that the idea that they do is a useful cognitive tool. Contrary to the platonist view, according to which arithmetic is true of a realm of abstract entities, the nominalistic account presented in this book shows arithmetic to be true of descriptions of structural properties of techniques such as counting and calculating procedures. This book is of interest to both philosophers and cognitive scientists who want to have a deeper understanding of what numbers are.

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