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David Bostock (1936 – 29 October 2019) was a British philosopher and a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.
A tribute to David Bostock, who combined exceptional scholarship in formal logic and philosophy of mathematics with ancient philosophy, especially Plato and Aristotle. Learn about his major works, his influence, and his legacy in the Philosophy Sub-Faculty of Merton College, Oxford.
Feb 27, 2011 · A review of David Bostock's textbook on the philosophy of mathematics, covering historical and contemporary theories and issues. The reviewer praises the book's clarity, structure and historical perspective, but criticizes its classification of structuralism as a modernized formalism.
- Holger A. Leuz
- holger.leuz@psk.uni-regensburg.de
- 2011
Nov 14, 2022 · Philosophy of mathematics : an introduction. by. Bostock, David. Publication date. 2009. Topics. Mathematics -- Philosophy. Publisher. Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell.
Mar 9, 2009 · David Bostock. John Wiley & Sons, Mar 9, 2009 - Mathematics - 344 pages. Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction provides a critical analysis of the major philosophical issues and viewpoints...
David Bostock examines the theories and arguments put forward by Plato in his Phaedo, in which he attempts to show that the soul is immortal.
In this fascinating introduction, David Bostock presents a fresh perspective on one of the great classics of moral philosophy: Aristotle's Nicomachaen Ethics. He argues that it is, and deserves to be, Aristotle's most widely studied work, for much of what it has to say is still important for today's debate on the problems of ethics.
