Book ID: CBB000054311

History and philosophy of modern mathematics (1988)

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Aspray, William F. (Editor)
Kitcher, Phillip (Editor)


University of Minnesota Press


Publication Date: 1988
Physical Details: viii + 386 pp.; notes; index

Description Contents: Kitcher, Philip, Aspray, William: An opinionated introduction. Goldfarb, Warren: Poincaré against the logicists. Friedman, Michael: Logical truth and analyticity in Carnap's “Logical syntax of language”. Moore, Gregory H.: The emergence of first-order logic. Edwards, Harold: Kronecker's place in history. Birkhoff, Garrett, Bennett, M.K.: Felix Klein and his “Erlanger Programm”. Dauben, Joseph W.: Abraham Robinson and nonstandard analysis: History, philosophy, and foundations of mathematics. Askey, Richard: How can mathematicians and mathematical historians help each other? Daston, Lorraine J.: Fitting the numbers to the world: The case of probability theory. Stein, Howard: Logos, logic, and Logistiké: Some philosophical remarks on 19th-century transformation of mathematics. Crowe, Michael J.: Ten misconceptions about mathematics and its history. Browder, Felix E.: Mathematics and the sciences. Kitcher, Philip: Mathematical natualism. Grabiner, Judith V.: Partisans and critics of a new science: The case of artificial intelligence and some historical parallels. Aspray, William: The emergence of Princeton as a world center for mathematical research, 1896-1939.


Reviewed By

Review Hersh, R. (1991) Review of "History and philosophy of modern mathematics". Historia Mathematica (pp. 288-91). unapi

Includes Chapters

Chapter Stein, Howard (1988) Logos, logic, and Logistiké: Some philosophical remarks on 19th-century transformation of mathematics. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 238). unapi

Chapter Aspray, William (1988) The emergence of Princeton as a world center for mathematical research, 1896-1939. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 346). unapi

Chapter Goldfarb, Warren (1988) Poincaré against the logicists. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 61). unapi

Chapter Edwards, Harold (1988) Kronecker's place in history. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 139). unapi

Chapter Birkhoff, Garrett; Bennett, M.K. (1988) Felix Klein and his “Erlanger Programm”. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 145). unapi

Chapter Dauben, Joseph W. (1988) Abraham Robinson and nonstandard analysis: History, philosophy, and foundations of mathematics. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 177). unapi

Chapter Daston, Lorraine J. (1988) Fitting numbers to the world: The case of probability theory. In: History and philosophy of modern mathematics (p. 221). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Otte, Michael
Krüger, Lorenz
Heidelberger, Michael
Daston, Lorraine J.
Kargon, Robert Hugh
Rheinwald, Rosemarie
Concepts
Science
Mathematics
African Americans and science
Science and Technology
Civil rights
Mercantile mathematics; industrial mathematics
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
Early modern
Renaissance
20th century
Places
Europe
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