Essays on the foundations of mathematics by Moritz Pasch
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New York
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Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xi, 245 p.; 24 cm
SERIES
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The western ontario series in philosophy of science
ISSN of Series
83
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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]edited by[ Stephen Pollard
NOTES PERTAINING TO EDITION AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC HISTORY
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1st ed
CONTENTS NOTE
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Translator s introduction -- Fundamental questions of geometry -- The decidability requirement -- The origin of the concept of number -- Implicit definition and the proper grounding of mathematics -- Rigid bodies in geometry -- Prelude to geometry : the essential ideas -- Physical and mathematical geometry -- Natural geometry -- The concept of the differential -- Reflections on the proper grounding of mathematics I -- Concepts and proofs in mathematics -- Dimension and space in mathematics -- Reflections on the proper grounding of mathematics II -- The axiomatic method in modern mathematics.