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Analysis and synthesis in mathematics : history and philosophy / edited by Michael Otte and Marco Panza.
LIBRA Q174 .B67 v.196
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 196.
- Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 196
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical analysis--History.
- Mathematical analysis.
- Mathematics--Philosophy.
- Mathematics.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 440 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1997]
- Summary:
- The book discusses the main interpretations of the classical distinction between analysis and synthesis with respect to mathematics. In the first part, this is discussed from a historical point of view, by considering different examples from the history of mathematics. In the second part, the question is considered from a philosophical point of view, and some new interpretations are proposed. Finally, in the third part, one of the editors discusses some common aspects of the different interpretations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-433) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0792345703
- OCLC:
- 36768028
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