The limits of abstraction

Kit Fine0199246181, 9780199246182, 0199533636, 9780199533633, 9780191567261

Kit Fine develops a Fregean theory of abstraction, and suggests that it may yield a new philosophical foundation for mathematics, one that can account for both our reference to various mathematical objects and our knowledge of various mathematical truths. The Limits of Abstraction breaks new ground both technically and philosophically.