Prolegomena Mathematica: From Apollonius of Perga to the Late Neoplatonism. with an Appendix on Pappus and the History of Platonism - Couverture rigide

Mansfeld, Jaap

 
9789004112674: Prolegomena Mathematica: From Apollonius of Perga to the Late Neoplatonism. with an Appendix on Pappus and the History of Platonism
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004112677 ISBN 13 : 9789004112674
Editeur : Brill, 1998

Synopsis

This is the first study to deal with the history of Greek mathematics - starting with Appollonius and including astronomy - as part of the history of literary culture. It attempts to find out how mathematical works were presented by original authors (e.g. Ptolemy), and introduced and explained by commentators (e.g. Pappus who is at the centre of this enquiry, Eutocius, and prolegomena by late Anonymi). The manner in which mathematical treatises were presented and studied is entirely comparable to that practised in e.g. philosophy, medicine, biblical and literary studies (see the author's Prolegomena, (Brill, 1994)). Discussion of introductory issues is a standard feature, and in mathematics the development from the implicitly expressed to the explicitly expressed and from there to scholastic routine is the same as in these other fields.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jaap Mansfeld (1936), is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Utrecht University. He has published widely on ancient philosophy and its historiography, both in ancient and modern times.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004112677
ISBN 13 
9789004112674
Reliure
Cuir/luxe
Nombre de pages
182
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Personne responsable
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