Book Review: Charles S. Chihara. A Structural Account of Mathematics

Alan Baker

Source: Notre Dame J. Formal Logic Volume 47, Number 3 (2006), 435-442.

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Charles S. Chihara, A Structural Account of Mathematics. The Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, New York, 2004. xiv + 380 pages.

Primary Subjects: 00A30

Secondary Subjects: 03A05

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Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet): MR2159931

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Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet): MR1695518

Zentralblatt MATH: 0901.03005

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Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet): MR2033053

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Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet): MR1789547

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