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008			990527r19521997nyua b 001 0 eng d
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035			_a(Sirsi) i9780195130874
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780195130874
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090			_aQA8.4 _b.H47 1952
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100	1		_aHersh, Reuben, _d1927-2020.
245	1	0	_aWhat is mathematics, really? / _cReuben Hersh.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c1952.
300			_axxiv, 343 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: 1997.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-334) and index.
505	0		_aPreface: Aims and goals -- Acknowledgments -- Dialogue with Laura -- Survey and proposals -- Criteria for a philosophy of mathematics -- Myths/mistakes/misunderstandings -- Intuition/proof/certainty -- Five classical puzzles -- Mainstream before the crisis -- Mainstream philosophy at its peak -- Mainstream since the crisis -- Foundationism dies/mainstream lives -- Humanists and mavericks of old -- Modern humanists and mavericks -- Contemporary humanists and mavericks -- Summary and recapitulation: Mathematics is a form of life -- Mathematical notes/comments -- Bibliography Index.
650		0	_aMathematics _xPhilosophy.
999			_c125811 _d125811