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| ISBN: | 9780195359152
0195359151
1280443669
9781280443664
0195084632
9780195084634
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | This book provides the first comprehensive account of the relationship between philosophy of mathematics and the mathematical practice of the seventeenth century - the most eventful period of mathematical development in history. Starting with the Renaissance debates on the certainty of mathematics, the author leads the readers through the foundational issues raised by the emergence of new mathematical techniques including the influence of the Aristotelian conception of science in Cavalieri and Guldin. In the process Mancosu draws a sophisticated picture of the subtle dependencies between technical developments and philosophical reflection in seventeenth century mathematics.
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| Other form: | Print version: Mancosu, Paolo. Philosophy of mathematics and mathematical practice in the seventeenth century. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996 0195084632
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