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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
February 2022
Print publication year:
2022
Online ISBN:
9781108992756

Book description

In many ways set theory lies at the heart of modern mathematics, and it does powerful work both philosophical and mathematical – as a foundation for the subject. However, certain philosophical problems raise serious doubts about our acceptance of the axioms of set theory. In a detailed and original reassessment of these axioms, Sharon Berry uses a potentialist (as opposed to actualist) approach to develop a unified determinate conception of set-theoretic truth that vindicates many of our intuitive expectations regarding set theory. Berry further defends her approach against a number of possible objections, and she shows how a notion of logical possibility that is useful in formulating Potentialist set theory connects in important ways with philosophy of language, metametaphysics and philosophy of science. Her book will appeal to readers with interests in the philosophy of set theory, modal logic, and the role of mathematics in the sciences.

Awards

Finalist, 2023 PROSE Philosophy Award, Association of American Publishers

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Contents


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  • A Logical Foundation for Potentialist Set Theory
    pp i-ii
  • A Logical Foundation for Potentialist Set Theory - Title page
    pp iii-iii
  • Copyright page
    pp iv-iv
  • Contents
    pp v-vi
  • Acknowledgments
    pp vii-viii
  • 1 - Introduction
    pp 1-10
  • Part I
    pp 11-78
  • 2 - Actualist Set Theory
    pp 13-30
  • 3 - Putnamian Potentialism: Putnam and Hellman
    pp 31-41
  • 4 - Overview of My Proposal
    pp 42-56
  • 5 - Parsonian Potentialism
    pp 57-78
  • Part II
    pp 79-108
  • 6 - Purified Potentialist Set Theory: An Informal Sketch
    pp 81-86
  • 7 - Content Restriction
    pp 87-93
  • 8 - Inference Rules
    pp 94-101
  • 9 - Defense of ZFC
    pp 102-108
  • Part III
    pp 109-204
  • 10 - Platonism or Nominalism?
    pp 111-115
  • 11 - Indispensability
    pp 116-125
  • 12 - Modal If-Thenist Paraphrase Strategy
    pp 126-134
  • 13 - Explanatory Indispensability
    pp 135-145
  • 14 - Physical Magnitude Statements and Sparsity
    pp 146-154
  • 15 - Weak Quantifier Variance and Mathematical Objects
    pp 155-166
  • 16 - Weak Quantifier Variance, Knowledge by Stipulative Definition and Access Worries
    pp 167-182
  • 17 - Logicism and Structuralism
    pp 183-188
  • 18 - Anti-Objectivism About Set Theory
    pp 189-201
  • 19 - Conclusion
    pp 202-204
  • Appendices
    pp 205-231
  • Appendix A - Logico-Structural Potentialism
    pp 205-209
  • Appendix B - Notation and Some Example Arguments
    pp 210-222

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