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The Argument of Mathematics

Aberdein, Andrew. (editor.). Dove, Ian J. (editor.). SpringerLink (Online service) (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9789400765344
  • Physical Description: electronic
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    X, 393 p. 74 illus. online resource.
  • Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Subject: Philosophy (General)
Logic
Computer science
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Philosophy
Logic
Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages

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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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