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18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics [2006]

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A Socratic Dialogue on Mathematics
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“Introduction” to <Emphasis Type="Italic">Filosofia e matematica</Emphasis>
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On Proof and Progress in Mathematics
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The Informal Logic of Mathematical Proof
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Philosophical Problems of Mathematics in the Light of Evolutionary Epistemology
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Towards a Semiotics of Mathematics
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Computers and the Sociology of Mathematical Proof
147
From G.H.H. and Littlewood to XML and Maple: Changing Needs and Expectations in Mathematical Knowledge Management
160
Do <Emphasis Type="Italic">Real</Emphasis> Numbers Really Move? Language, Thought, and Gesture: The Embodied Cognitive Foundations of Mathematics
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Does Mathematics Need a Philosophy?
201
How and Why Mathematics Is Unique as a Social Practice
220
The Pernicious Influence of Mathematics upon Philosophy
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The Pernicious Influence of Mathematics on Science
236
What Is Philosophy of Mathematics Looking for?
250
Concepts and the Mangle of Practice Constructing Quaternions
289
Mathematics as Objective Knowledge and as Human Practice
304
The Locus of Mathematical Reality: An Anthropological Footnote
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Inner Vision, Outer Truth
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