Mathematics and philosophy / Daniel Parrochia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parrochia, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Philosophy.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Iste Ltd/John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2018.

Summary:

This book, which studies the links between mathematics and philosophy, highlights a reversal. Initially, the (Greek) philosophers were also mathematicians (geometers). Their vision of the world stemmed from their research in this field (rational and irrational numbers, problem of duplicating the cube, trisection of the angle...). Subsequently, mathematicians freed themselves from philosophy (with Analysis, differential Calculus, Algebra, Topology, etc.), but their researches continued to inspire philosophers (Descartes, Leibniz, Hegel, Husserl, etc.). However, from a certain level of complexity, the mathematicians themselves became philosophers (a movement that begins with Wronsky and Clifford, and continues until Grothendieck).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119528074

1119528070

9781119527794

1119527791

9781119426813

1119426812

OCLC:

1037946124