Philosophy of mathematics – a reading list (2020) ↗

The books people recommended

2022-09-20 · 261 points · 115 comments · 9 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

2The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic
Stewart Shapiro and Øystein Linnebo
2 here · 3 all-time · #2514 overall
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Mathematics
Jan Gullberg
1 here · 37 all-time · #134 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 528 ratings on Amazon
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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
Timothy Gowers
1 here · 26 all-time · #227 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 454 ratings on Amazon
1A Book of Abstract Algebra
A Book of Abstract Algebra
Charles C. Pinter
1 here · 12 all-time · #526 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 593 ratings on Amazon
1Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton
1 here · 12 all-time · #557 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 20 ratings on Amazon
1Proofs and Refutations
Proofs and Refutations
Imre Lakatos
1 here · 10 all-time · #644 overall
1Elements of Mathematics
Elements of Mathematics
John Stillwell
1 here · 5 all-time · #1323 overall
1Mathematics Form and Function
Mathematics Form and Function
Saunders MacLane
1 here · 4 all-time · #1936 overall
1Thinking About Mathematics
Thinking About Mathematics
Stewart Shapiro
1 here · 3 all-time · #2093 overall