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Philosophy of Mathematics and Mathematical Practice in the Seventeenth Century.

The 17th century saw a dramatic development in mathematical theory and practice. This is an account of the foundational issues raised in the relationship between mathematical advances of the period and the philosophy of mathematics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mancosu, Paolo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; 1. Philosophy of Mathematics and Mathematical Practice in the Early Seventeenth Century; 2. Cavalieri's Geometry of Indivisibles and Guldin's Centers of Gravity; 3. Descartes' Géométrie; 4. The Problem of Continuity; 5. Paradoxes of the Infinite; 6. Leibniz's Differential Calculus and Its Opponents; Appendix: Giuseppe Biancani's De Mathematicarum Natura; Notes; References; Index.