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An edition of The Argument of Mathematics (2013)

The Argument of Mathematics

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Written by experts in the field, this volume presents a comprehensive investigation into the relationship between argumentation theory and the philosophy of mathematical practice. Argumentation theory studies reasoning and argument, and especially those aspects not addressed, or not addressed well, by formal deduction. The philosophy of mathematical practice diverges from mainstream philosophy of mathematics in the emphasis it places on what the majority of working mathematicians actually do, rather than on mathematical foundations. The book begins by first challenging the assumption that there is no role for informal logic in mathematics. Next, it details the usefulness of argumentation theory in the understanding of mathematical practice, offering an impressively diverse set of examples, covering the history of mathematics, mathematics education and, perhaps surprisingly, formal proof verification. From there, the book demonstrates that mathematics also offers a valuable testbed for argumentation theory. Coverage concludes by defending attention to mathematical argumentation as the basis for new perspectives on the philosophy of mathematics.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I. What are Mathematical Arguments?
Chapter 1. Non-Deductive Logic in Mathematics: The Probability of Conjectures; James Franklin
Chapter 2. Arguments, Proofs, and Dialogues; Erik C. W. Krabbe
Chapter 3. Argumentation in Mathematics; Jesús Alcolea Banegas
Chapter 4. Arguing Around Mathematical Proofs; Michel Dufour
Part II. Argumentation as a Methodology for Studying Mathematical Practice
Chapter 5. An Argumentative Approach to Ideal Elements in Mathematics; Paola Cantù
Chapter 6. How Persuaded Are You? A Typology of Responses; Matthew Inglis and Juan Pablo Mejía-Ramos
Chapter 7. Revealing Structures of Argumentations in Classroom Proving Processes; Christine Knipping and David Reid
Chapter 8. Checking Proofs; Jesse Alama and Reinhard Kahle
Part III. Mathematics as a Testbed for Argumentation Theory
Chapter 9. Dividing by Zero—and Other Mathematical Fallacies; Lawrence H. Powers
Chapter 10. Strategic Maneuvering in Mathematical Proofs; Erik C. W. Krabbe
Chapter. 11 Analogical Arguments in Mathematics; Paul Bartha
Chapter 12. What Philosophy of Mathematical Practice Can Teach Argumentation Theory about Diagrams and Pictures; Brendan Larvor
Part IV. An Argumentational Turn in the Philosophy of Mathematics
Chapter 13. Mathematics as the Art of Abstraction; Richard L. Epstein
Chapter 14. Towards a Theory of Mathematical Argument; Ian J. Dove
Chapter 15. Bridging the Gap Between Argumentation Theory and the Philosophy of Mathematics; Alison Pease, Alan Smaill, Simon Colton and John Lee
Chapter 16. Mathematical Arguments and Distributed Knowledge; Patrick Allo, Jean Paul Van Bendegem and Bart Van Kerkhove
Chapter 17. The Parallel Structure of Mathematical Reasoning; Andrew Aberdein
Index.

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Series
Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science -- 30

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Dewey Decimal Class
160
Library of Congress
BC1-199

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X, 393 p. 74 illus.
Number of pages
393

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OL27018051M
Internet Archive
argumentmathemat00fran
ISBN 13
9789400765344

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