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Infinitesimal differences : controversies between Leibniz and his contemporaries /
The essays offer a unified and comprehensive view of 17th century mathematical and metaphysical disputes over status of infinitesimals, particularly the question whether they were real or mere fictions. Leibniz's development of the calculus and his understanding of its metaphysical foundation a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Walter De Gruyter,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The essays offer a unified and comprehensive view of 17th century mathematical and metaphysical disputes over status of infinitesimals, particularly the question whether they were real or mere fictions. Leibniz's development of the calculus and his understanding of its metaphysical foundation are taken as both a point of departure and a frame of reference for the 17th century discussions of infinitesimals, that involved Hobbes, Wallis, Newton, Bernoulli, Hermann, and Nieuwentijt. Although the calculus was undoubtedly successful in mathematical practice, it remained controversial because its pr. |
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| Notas: | "This volume had its beginnings in a conference entitled The Metaphysical and Mathematical Discussion os the Status of Infinitesimals in Leibniz's Time held in April 2006 at Emory University"--Introduction |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 327 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110211863 3110211866 1283398281 9781283398282 9786613398284 6613398284 |