History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics - Couverture souple

 
9780816615674: History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics
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ISBN 10 : 0816615675 ISBN 13 : 9780816615674
Editeur : University of Minnesota Press, 1988

Synopsis

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

The fourteen essays in this volume build on the pioneering effort of Garrett Birkhoff, professor of mathematics at Harvard University, who in 1974 organized a conference of mathematicians and historians of modern mathematics to examine how the two disciplines approach the history of mathematics. In History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics, William Aspray and Philip Kitcher bring together distinguished scholars from mathematics, history, and philosophy to assess the current state of the field. Their essays, which grow out of a 1985 conference at the University of Minnesota, develop the basic premise that mathematical thought needs to be studied from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The opening essays study issues arising within logic and the foundations of mathematics, a traditional area of interest to historians and philosophers. The second section examines issues in the history of mathematics within the framework of established historical periods and questions. Next come case studies that illustrate the power of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mathematics. The collection closes with a look at mathematics from a sociohistorical perspective, including the way institutions affect what constitutes mathematical knowledge.

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À propos de l?auteur

Philip Kitcher is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University.

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Éditeur
University of Minnesota Press
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0816615675
ISBN 13 
9780816615674
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
396
Éditeur
Aspray William, Kitcher Philip
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0816615667 ISBN 13 :  9780816615667
Editeur : University of Minnesota Press, 1988
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