How Long to Read Science without Numbers

By Hartry Field

How Long Does it Take to Read Science without Numbers?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Science without Numbers by Hartry Field

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Science Without Numbers caused a stir in philosophy on its original publication in 1980, with its bold nominalist approach to the ontology of mathematics and science. Hartry Field argues that we can explain the utility of mathematics without assuming it true. Part of the argument is that good mathematics has a special feature ("conservativeness") that allows it to be applied to "nominalistic" claims (roughly, those neutral to the existence of mathematical entities) in a way that generates nominalistic consequences more easily without generating any new ones. Field goes on to argue that we can axiomatize physical theories using nominalistic claims only, and that in fact this has advantages over the usual axiomatizations that are independent of nominalism. There has been much debate about the book since it first appeared. It is now reissued in a revised contains a substantial new preface giving the author's current views on the original book and the issues that were raised in the subsequent discussion of it.

How long is Science without Numbers?

Science without Numbers by Hartry Field is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Science without Numbers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Science without Numbers aloud.

What Reading Level is Science without Numbers?

Science without Numbers is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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