Mary Tiles (born 1946[1]) is a philosopher and historian of mathematics and science.
[4] Tiles' area of work is primarily philosophy and history of logic, mathematics and science, with a special emphasis on French contributions to this area, e.g. by Gaston Bachelard, Georges Canguilhem, Bruno Latour, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Serres, Jean-Claude Martzloff, Karine Chemla, Catherine Jami, and François Jullien.
[4] One of her publications is the 1989 book The Philosophy of Set Theory: An Historical Introduction to Cantor's Paradise.
As the subtitle suggests, it is an example of a book that treats the philosophy of mathematics as inseparable from historical concerns.
[5] Despite some criticisms, for its lack of technical detail and correctness, and for pressing the author's philosophical agenda on its readers,[6] it has been recommended as an introductory textbook for undergraduates interested in the philosophy of mathematics.