Descartes's mathematical thought / Chikara Sasaki.
Pubblicazione:
Dordrecht : Kluwer academic publishers, c2003.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 496 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; 237
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. List of abbreviations and a note on the quotation and translation. Introduction: René Descartes and modern European mathematics. Pt. 1. The formation of Descartes's mathematical thought: 1. Descartes and Jesuit mathematical education 2. The mathematical thought of Christoph Clavius 3. The first attempt at reforming mathematics 4. The mathematical background of the Regulae ad directionem ingenii 5. The Géométrie of 1637. Interim consideration: Descartes and the beginnings of mathematicism in modern thought. Pt. 2. The concept of mathesis universalis in historical perspective: 6. Universal mathematics in Aristotle 7. Mathesis universalis in the sixteenth century 8. Mathesis universalis in the seventeenth century. Conclusion: Descartes and the modern scheme of learning. Bibliography. Indices
