Analysis and Synthesis in Mathematics: History and Philosophy

Analysis and Synthesis in Mathematics: History and Philosophy
ISBN-10
0792345703
ISBN-13
9780792345701
Category
Mathematics
Pages
440
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Michael Otte, Marco Panza

Description

The book discusses the main interpretations of the classical distinction between analysis and synthesis with respect to mathematics. In the first part, this is discussed from a historical point of view, by considering different examples from the history of mathematics. In the second part, the question is considered from a philosophical point of view, and some new interpretations are proposed. Finally, in the third part, one of the editors discusses some common aspects of the different interpretations.

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