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Author:   Carl Posy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) ,  Ofra Rechter (Tel-Aviv University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
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9781107042902

ISBN 10:   1107042909
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   21 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Roots: 1. Kant and Mendelssohn on the use of signs in mathematics Katherine Dunlop; 2. Of griffins and horses: mathematics, metaphysics and Kant's critical turn Carl Posy; 3. Kant on mathematics and the metaphysics of corporeal nature: the role of the infinitesimal Daniel Warren; Part II. Method and Logic: 4. Kant's theory of mathematics: what theory of what mathematics? Jaakko Hintikka; 5. Singular terms and intuitions in Kant: a reappraisal Mirella Capozzi; 6. Kant and the character of mathematical inference Desmond Hogan; Part III. Space and Geometry: 7. Kant on parallel lines: definitions, postulates, and axioms Jeremy Heis; 8. Continuity, constructibility, and intuitivity Gordon Brittan; 9. Space and geometry in the B deduction Michael Friedman; Part IV. Arithmetic and Number: 10. Arithmetic and the conditions of possible experience Emily Carson; 11. Kant's philosophy of arithmetic: an outline of a new approach Daniel Sutherland; 12. The critique of pure reason on arithmetic W. W. Tait.

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'… this volume of works will prove important for scholars working in the field of general Kant studies.' L. C. Archie, Choice

'... this volume of works will prove important for scholars working in the field of general Kant studies.' L. C. Archie, Choice

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Carl Posy is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is editor of Kant's Philosophy of Mathematics: Modern Essays (1992) and has written extensively on the philosophy of mathematics as well as on Kant. Ofra Rechter is a member of the philosophy department at Tel-Aviv University. Her work focuses on Kant within the philosophy of mathematics and its history, and she has published a number of papers on Kant's philosophy of arithmetic.

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