Philosophy and geometry : theoretical and historical issues

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Label

Philosophy and geometry : theoretical and historical issues

Title remainder

theoretical and historical issues

Statement of responsibility

by Lorenzo Magnani

Creator

• Magnani, Lorenzo

Subject

• Geometry -- Philosophy

Language

eng

Summary

"Since ancient times many philosophers have studied geometry. Geometrical knowledge has often played the role of a laboratory for the philosopher's conceptual experiments dedicated to the ideation of powerful theories of knowledge. Lorenzo Magnani's new book Philosophy and Geometry illustrates the rich intrigue of this story of human knowledge, providing a new analysis of the ideas of many authors (like Plato, Proclus, Kant, and Poincare), and discussing conventionalist and neopositivist perspectives and the problem of the origins of geometry. The book also ties together the concerns of philosophers of science and cognitive science researchers, showing, for example, the connections between geometrical reasoning and cognition as well as the results of recent logical and computational models of geometrical reasoning. All the topics are covered from a novel combination of both historical and contemporary perspectives."--BOOK JACKET

Member of

• University of Western Ontario series in philosophy of science

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

516/.001

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QA447

LC item number

.M34 2001

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Western Ontario series in philosophy of science

Series volume

v. 66