Philosophy and Geometry
Theoretical and Historical Issues
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2001
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2001 ed.
Kluwer Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7923-6933-2 (ISBN)
Kluwer Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7923-6933-2 (ISBN)
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Illustrates the story of human knowledge, providing an analysis of the ideas of many scholars (including Plato, Proclus, Kant, and Poincare), and discussing conventionalist and neopositivist perspectives and the problem of the origins of geometry. The book shows the connections between geometrical reasoning and cognition.
Philosophers have studied geometry since ancient times. 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 fascinating story of human knowledge, providing a new analysis of the ideas of many scholars (including 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 scientists, 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 dealt with using a novel combination of both historical and contemporary perspectives. Philosophy and Geometry is a valuable contribution to the renaissance of research in the field.
Philosophers have studied geometry since ancient times. 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 fascinating story of human knowledge, providing a new analysis of the ideas of many scholars (including 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 scientists, 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 dealt with using a novel combination of both historical and contemporary perspectives. Philosophy and Geometry is a valuable contribution to the renaissance of research in the field.
1. At the Origins of Geometrical Knowledge. 2. Geometry: the Model of Knowledge. 3. Constructions, Logic, Categories. 4. The alphantaualphasigmaialpha in Ancient Geometrical Knowledge. 5. Geometry and Convention. 6. Geometry, Problem Solving, Abduction. 7. Geometry and Cognition. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
| Reihe/Serie | The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science ; 66 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | biography |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 1260 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
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| ISBN-10 | 0-7923-6933-5 / 0792369335 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7923-6933-2 / 9780792369332 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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