Nominalism and constructivism in seventeenth-century mathematical philosophy / David Sepkoski.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Routledge, 2007.
Descrizione fisica:
172 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; 11
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Introduction: Mathematization and the language of nature. 1. Realists and nominalists: language and mathematics before the scientific revolution 2. Ontology recapitulates epistemology: Gassendi, Epicurean, Atomism and nominalism 3. British empiricism, nominalism and constructivism 4. Three mathematicians: constructivist epistemology and the new mathematical methods. Conclusion: Mathematization and the nature of language. Notes. Bibliography. Index
