Philosophy of mathematics and deductive structure in Euclid's elements Mueller, Ian

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Mueller, Ian

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Dover books on mathematicsPublication details: New York Dover Publications, Inc. 2006 Description: xv, 378 pISBN:

9780486453002

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DDC classification:

510.1

Summary: A survey of Euclid's Elements, this text provides an understanding of the classical Greek conception of mathematics and its similarities to modern views as well as its differences. It focuses on philosophical, foundational, and logical questions - rather than strictly historical and mathematical issues - and features several helpful appendixes. This book covers: plane rectilineal geometry, Euclidean arithmetic, magnitudes in proportion, Proportion and the geometry of plane rectilineal figures, the circle and its relations, elementary solid geometry and the model of exhaustion, the investigation of the platonic solids.

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A survey of Euclid's Elements, this text provides an understanding of the classical Greek conception of mathematics and its similarities to modern views as well as its differences. It focuses on philosophical, foundational, and logical questions - rather than strictly historical and mathematical issues - and features several helpful appendixes. This book covers: plane rectilineal geometry, Euclidean arithmetic, magnitudes in proportion, Proportion and the geometry of plane rectilineal figures, the circle and its relations, elementary solid geometry and the model of exhaustion, the investigation of the platonic solids.

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