Nominalism and Constructivism in Seventeenth-Century Mathematical Philosophy

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Cover of the book Nominalism and Constructivism in Seventeenth-Century Mathematical Philosophy by David Sepkoski, Taylor and Francis
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Author: David Sepkoski ISBN: 9781136768675
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 24, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David Sepkoski
ISBN: 9781136768675
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 24, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

What was the basis for the adoption of mathematics as the primary mode of discourse for describing natural events by a large segment of the philosophical community in the seventeenth century?

In answering this question, this book demonstrates that a significant group of philosophers shared the belief that there is no necessary correspondence between external reality and objects of human understanding, which they held to include the objects of mathematical and linguistic discourse. The result is a scholarly reliable, but accessible, account of the role of mathematics in the works of (amongst others) Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, and Berkeley.

This impressive volume will benefit scholars interested in the history of philosophy, mathematical philosophy and the history of mathematics.

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What was the basis for the adoption of mathematics as the primary mode of discourse for describing natural events by a large segment of the philosophical community in the seventeenth century?

In answering this question, this book demonstrates that a significant group of philosophers shared the belief that there is no necessary correspondence between external reality and objects of human understanding, which they held to include the objects of mathematical and linguistic discourse. The result is a scholarly reliable, but accessible, account of the role of mathematics in the works of (amongst others) Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, and Berkeley.

This impressive volume will benefit scholars interested in the history of philosophy, mathematical philosophy and the history of mathematics.

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