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History and philosophy of modern mathematics / / edited by William Aspray and Philip Kitcher



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Titolo: History and philosophy of modern mathematics / / edited by William Aspray and Philip Kitcher Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1988
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
Disciplina: 501 s510.9
Soggetto topico: Mathematics - History
Mathematics - Philosophy
Altri autori: AsprayWilliam  
KitcherPhilip <1947->  
Note generali: "The volume is the outgrowth of a conference held at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 17-19 May 1985"--Pref.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography: p. 365-366 and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; An Opinionated Introduction; I: Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics; II: Reinterpretations in the History of Mathematics; III: Case Studies in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics; IV: The Social Context of Modern Mathematics; Contributors; Index
Sommario/riassunto: 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 Mat
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ISBN: 0-8166-5305-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science ; ; v. 11.