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Berkeley's philosophy of mathematics /

"In this first modern, critical assessment of the place of mathematics in Berkeley's philosophy and Berkeley's place in the history of mathematics, Douglas M. Jesseph provides a bold reinterpretation of Berkeley's work. Jesseph challenges the prevailing view that Berkeley's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jesseph, Douglas Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1993.
Colección:Science and its conceptual foundations.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Abstraction and the Berkeleyan philosophy of mathematics
  • 2. Berkeley's new foundations for geometry
  • 3. Berkeley's new foundations for arithmetic
  • 4. Berkeley and the calculus : the background
  • 5. Berkeley and the calculus : writings before the "Analyst"
  • 6. Berkeley and the calculus : the "Analyst"
  • 7. The aftermath of the "Analyst."