Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science

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Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science is a seminal work by Hermann Weyl that explores the conceptual foundations and philosophical implications of modern mathematics and theoretical physics.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
philosophy of science book
author Hermann Weyl
discusses Hilbert’s program
continuum hypothesis
general relativity
intuitionistic logic
quantum mechanics
set theory
englishEditionPublisher Princeton University Press
englishEditionSeries Princeton Mathematical Series
englishEditionYear 1949
focusesOn conceptual foundations of mathematics
conceptual foundations of natural science
philosophical implications of modern mathematics
philosophical implications of modern physics
hasEnglishEdition Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science (English translation)
hasPart chapters on probability and causality
chapters on space, time, and matter
chapters on the nature of mathematical knowledge
chapters on the structure of physical theories
hasReputation seminal work in philosophy of mathematics
seminal work in philosophy of physics
influencedBy David Hilbert
Immanuel Kant
intuitionism
quantum theory
theory of relativity
surface form: relativity theory
notableFor analysis of the impact of quantum mechanics on causality
analysis of the impact of relativity on concepts of space and time
critique of formalism in mathematics
defense of a form of mathematical intuition
discussion of the continuum and infinitesimals
integration of mathematical and physical perspectives in philosophy of science
originalLanguage German
originalTitle Philosophie der Mathematik und Naturwissenschaft
publicationYear 1927
publisher Leipzig: S. Hirzel Verlag
subject epistemology of science
foundations of mathematics
foundations of physics
modern mathematics
philosophy of mathematics
philosophy of physics
theoretical physics
translatedBy Gordon G. L. Clark
Olga Helmer
usedAs reference text in philosophy of science courses

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