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Understanding the Infinite - Lavine, Shaughan
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How can the infinite, a subject so remote from our finite experience, be an everyday tool for the working mathematician? Blending history, philosophy, mathematics, and logic, Shaughan Lavine answers this question with exceptional clarity. Making use of the mathematical work of Jan Mycielski, he demonstrates that knowledge of the infinite is possible, even according to strict standards that require some intuitive basis for knowledge.

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Understanding the Infinite 1998, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674921177

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Understanding the Infinite 1994, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA

ISBN-13: 9780674920965

Hardcover