A concise history of mathematics for philosophers:

This Element aims to present an outline of mathematics and its history, with particular emphasis on events that shook up its philosophy. It ranges from the discovery of irrational numbers in ancient Greece to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century discoveries on the nature of infinity and proof. Recu...

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Beteilige Person: Stillwell, John
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mathematics, 2399-2883
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108610124
Zusammenfassung:This Element aims to present an outline of mathematics and its history, with particular emphasis on events that shook up its philosophy. It ranges from the discovery of irrational numbers in ancient Greece to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century discoveries on the nature of infinity and proof. Recurring themes are intuition and logic, meaning and existence, and the discrete and the continuous. These themes have evolved under the influence of new mathematical discoveries and the story of their evolution is, to a large extent, the story of philosophy of mathematics.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (69 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108610124