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Are science and mathematics socially constructed? [[electronic resource] ] : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / / Richard C. Brown
| Are science and mathematics socially constructed? [[electronic resource] ] : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / / Richard C. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Richard C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Philosophy
Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-44255-4
9786612442551 981-283-525-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Rip van Winkle Awakes; 2. A Golden Age and its End; 3. Ingredients in the PIS Bouillabaisse; 4. A Canary in the Mine; 5. The Unmasking of Reason; 6. Thought Styles and Thought Collectives; 7. The Reluctant Revolutionary; 8. Anything Goes; 9. The Sociological Attack; 10. The Deconstruction of Mathematics; 11. Epistemic Issues; 12. The Fallibility of Conventionalism and Fallibilism; 13. Madison 1973; 14. Kto Kogo?; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456486203321 |
Brown Richard C
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Are science and mathematics socially constructed? [[electronic resource] ] : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / / Richard C. Brown
| Are science and mathematics socially constructed? [[electronic resource] ] : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / / Richard C. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Richard C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Philosophy
Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-282-44255-4
9786612442551 981-283-525-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Rip van Winkle Awakes; 2. A Golden Age and its End; 3. Ingredients in the PIS Bouillabaisse; 4. A Canary in the Mine; 5. The Unmasking of Reason; 6. Thought Styles and Thought Collectives; 7. The Reluctant Revolutionary; 8. Anything Goes; 9. The Sociological Attack; 10. The Deconstruction of Mathematics; 11. Epistemic Issues; 12. The Fallibility of Conventionalism and Fallibilism; 13. Madison 1973; 14. Kto Kogo?; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780819203321 |
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Brown Richard C
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Are science and mathematics socially constructed? : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / / Richard C. Brown
| Are science and mathematics socially constructed? : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / / Richard C. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Richard C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Philosophy
Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-282-44255-4
9786612442551 981-283-525-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Rip van Winkle Awakes; 2. A Golden Age and its End; 3. Ingredients in the PIS Bouillabaisse; 4. A Canary in the Mine; 5. The Unmasking of Reason; 6. Thought Styles and Thought Collectives; 7. The Reluctant Revolutionary; 8. Anything Goes; 9. The Sociological Attack; 10. The Deconstruction of Mathematics; 11. Epistemic Issues; 12. The Fallibility of Conventionalism and Fallibilism; 13. Madison 1973; 14. Kto Kogo?; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819544403321 |
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Brown Richard C
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of a mathematical revolution / / Richard C. Brown
| The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of a mathematical revolution / / Richard C. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Richard C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 515.09 |
| Soggetto topico | Calculus |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4390-80-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Evolution or Revolution in Mathematics; 2. Issues in Seventeenth Century Mathematics; 3. Isaac Barrow: A Foil to Leibniz; 4. A Young Central European Polymath; 5. First Steps in Mathematics; 6. The Creation of Calculus; 7. Logic; 8. The Universal Characteristic; 9. The Baroque Cultural Context; 10. Epilogue; 11. Some Concluding Remarks on Mathematical Change; Appendix A A Transmutation Theorem of Leibniz; Appendix B Leibniz's Series Quadrature of a Conic; Appendix C Syllogistic Logic; Appendix D The Vis Viva Dispute
Appendix E Some Applications of Curves and Neusis in Greek Geometry Appendix F Infinitesimals; A Note on the Author; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452069303321 |
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Brown Richard C
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| Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of a mathematical revolution / / Richard C. Brown
| The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of a mathematical revolution / / Richard C. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Richard C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 515.09 |
| Soggetto topico | Calculus |
| ISBN | 981-4390-80-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Evolution or Revolution in Mathematics; 2. Issues in Seventeenth Century Mathematics; 3. Isaac Barrow: A Foil to Leibniz; 4. A Young Central European Polymath; 5. First Steps in Mathematics; 6. The Creation of Calculus; 7. Logic; 8. The Universal Characteristic; 9. The Baroque Cultural Context; 10. Epilogue; 11. Some Concluding Remarks on Mathematical Change; Appendix A A Transmutation Theorem of Leibniz; Appendix B Leibniz's Series Quadrature of a Conic; Appendix C Syllogistic Logic; Appendix D The Vis Viva Dispute
Appendix E Some Applications of Curves and Neusis in Greek Geometry Appendix F Infinitesimals; A Note on the Author; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779008903321 |
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Brown Richard C
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| Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus : a case study of a mathematical revolution / / Richard C. Brown
| The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus : a case study of a mathematical revolution / / Richard C. Brown |
| Autore | Brown Richard C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Disciplina | 515.09 |
| Soggetto topico | Calculus |
| ISBN | 981-4390-80-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Evolution or Revolution in Mathematics; 2. Issues in Seventeenth Century Mathematics; 3. Isaac Barrow: A Foil to Leibniz; 4. A Young Central European Polymath; 5. First Steps in Mathematics; 6. The Creation of Calculus; 7. Logic; 8. The Universal Characteristic; 9. The Baroque Cultural Context; 10. Epilogue; 11. Some Concluding Remarks on Mathematical Change; Appendix A A Transmutation Theorem of Leibniz; Appendix B Leibniz's Series Quadrature of a Conic; Appendix C Syllogistic Logic; Appendix D The Vis Viva Dispute
Appendix E Some Applications of Curves and Neusis in Greek Geometry Appendix F Infinitesimals; A Note on the Author; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810266403321 |
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Brown Richard C
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| Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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