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Hi,

from the title of the question you may guess I'm new to the site, and I am. Even though I've read the FAQ and I know that this isn't the place for such open questions (I believe it is open, but my knowledge isn't very wide), what I need are some references, does anyone have any papers on the a priori grounds of math? my question goes towards the origin, not its legitimacy (but papers on the later would also be apreciated, are there?).

A better way to formulate the question or approach the subject would be welcome as well.

PS: please excuse my english, I hope it is understandable at the very least.

Thank you.

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Perhaps you could explain your question more clearly? Are you asking what are the most fundamental or universal axioms of mathematics? Of course there is a rich literature on this topic. But in its current form, unfortunately, your question is likely to be closed for lack of focus. – Joel David Hamkins Dec 30 2011 at 5:00
Dear Mónica, foundations of mathematics and mathematical philosophy are two very broad areas that deal with such matters (and a few more). I closed your question because it is not specific enough. – François G. Dorais♦ Dec 30 2011 at 5:02
hold on please, before closing it, could you give me some references? some papers I can read about the issue? What I want is to know a bit of the discusion that is currently held on the issue. – Mónica R. Dec 30 2011 at 5:30
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 Mónica, you will (probably) have better luck at philosophy.stackexchange.com – Ed Dean Dec 30 2011 at 5:45
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 I agree that this question doesn't belong on MO. However, I think that the intended question is this. Kant argued that mathematical truths are "synthetic a priori." Mónica seems to be asking for an introduction to the literature on Kant's philosophy of mathematics. – Timothy Chow Dec 30 2011 at 22:03
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closed as not a real question by Qiaochu Yuan, François G. Dorais♦ Dec 30 2011 at 4:58

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