Defending the axioms [electronic resource] : on the philosophical foundations of set theory / Penelope Maddy. Maddy, Penelope. Axiomatic set theory. Axiomatic set theory Philosophy. QA248 511.322 22 Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011). Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere from some fundamental assumptions. The axioms of set theory have long played this role, so the question of how they are properly judged is important. Maddy discusses the appropriate methods for such evaluations and the philosophical backdrop that makes them appropriate. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199596188.001.0001 eng