Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning. Vol. I: Induction and Analogy in Mathematics. Eight Printing. Vol. II: Patterns of Plausible Inference. [2 volumes].
Pólya, G.
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1973 (Vol. I), 1968 (Vol. II)
ISBN: 0691080054
€ 35,00
24 x 16 cm, 2 volumes, brown cloth hardcovers, xvi, 280 pages & x, 226 pages, Text in English, no dust-jackets, very good condition, see picture.
Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vols. I–II. Classic two-volume work on the logic and methodology of discovery in mathematics. Discusses inductive reasoning, analogy, and heuristic inference. Frequently cited in philosophy of mathematics and science.
