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Towards a general theory of classifications

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This book is an essay on the epistemology of classifications. Its main purpose is not to provide an exposition of an actual mathematical theory of classifications, that is, a general theory which would be available to any kind of them: hierarchical or non-hierarchical, ordinary or fuzzy, overlapping or non-overlapping, finite or infinite, and so on, establishing a basis for all possible divisions of the real world. For the moment, such a theory remains nothing but a dream. Instead, the authors essentially put forward a number of key questions. Their aim is rather to reveal the “state of art” of this dynamic field and the philosophy one may eventually adopt to go further. To this end they present some advances made in the course of the last century, discuss a few tricky problems that remain to be solved, and show the avenues open to those who no longer wish to stay on the wrong track. Researchers and professionals interested in the epistemology and philosophy of science, library science, logic and set theory, order theory or cluster analysis will find this book a comprehensive, original and progressive introduction to the main questions in this field.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

E685

Penerbit

Swiss : Birkhauser Basel., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

xxiii, 304 hlm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9783034806091

Klasifikasi

NONE

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Ed.1

Subjek

Logika dan Fondasi Matematika

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Daniel Parrochia, Pierre Neuville

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