The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History

Ideas in Context

by Reviel Netz

This book provides a way to understand a momentous development in human intellectual history: the phenomenon of deductive argument in classical Greek mathematics. The argument rests on a close description of the practices of Greek mathematics, principally the use of lettered diagrams and the regulated, formulaic use of language.

Genres: Mathematics, Philosophy, Logic, Science, History

352 pages, Hardcover

First published March 10, 1995

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[Erik · Rating 1 out of 5]

abominable, trendy cultural studies meets history of math.