附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-358) and index.
Conflict in the abstract sciences -- Modalities -- Managing inconsistency -- Semantic intuitions -- Sets and truths -- Fiction -- Currying liars -- Normativity.
摘要:One might expect the exact sciences of logic and mathematics to be without conflict. In fact these disciplines are rife with internal divisions between often incompatible systems. This book explores apparently intractable disagreements in logic and the foundations of mathematics and sets out conflict resolution strategies that evade these stalemates.