to formal logic, and to formal philosophy such as Edward Zalta's theory of abstract objects. Lakoff and Johnson (1999) fruitfully employ the cognitive approach to rethink a good deal of the philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and the history of ideas. See also Abstract object Cognitive science Cognitive science of mathematics Conceptual metaphor Embodied philosophy Foundations of mathematics From Action to Mathematics per Mac Lane Metaphor Philosophy of mathematics The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences Footnotes References Davis, Philip J., and Reuben Hersh, 1999 (1981). The Mathematical Experience. Mariner Books. First published by Houghton Mifflin. George Lakoff, 1987. Women, Fire and Dangerous Things. Univ. of Chicago Press. ------ and Mark Johnson, 1999. Philosophy in the Flesh. Basic Books. ------ and Rafael Núñez, 2000, Where Mathematics Comes From. Basic Books. John Randolph Lucas, 2000. The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics. Routledge. Saunders Mac Lane, 1986. Mathematics: Form and Function. Springer Verlag. External links WMCF web site. Reviews of WMCF. Joseph Auslander in American Scientist; Bonnie Gold, MAA Reviews 2001 Lakoff's response to Gold's MAA review. Books about philosophy of mathematics Infinity Linguistics books 2000 non-fiction books Mathematics books Books about metaphors Cognitive science literature