The Heritage Of Thales
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| Author | : W.S. Anglin |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1461208033 |
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The authors' novel approach to some interesting mathematical concepts - not normally taught in other courses - places them in a historical and philosophical setting. Although primarily intended for mathematics undergraduates, the book will also appeal to students in the sciences, humanities and education with a strong interest in this subject. The first part proceeds from about 1800 BC to 1800 AD, discussing, for example, the Renaissance method for solving cubic and quartic equations and providing rigorous elementary proof that certain geometrical problems posed by the ancient Greeks cannot be solved by ruler and compass alone. The second part presents some fundamental topics of interest from the past two centuries, including proof of G del's incompleteness theorem, together with a discussion of its implications.
| Author | : W. S. Anglin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 327 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 9787302214830 |
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| Author | : Patricia F. O'Grady |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2017-03-02 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1351895370 |
Download Thales of Miletus Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
'What is the basic building block of the universe?' Thales of Miletus was the first to ask this fundamental, yet to be answered, question in the sixth century B.C. This book offers an in-depth account of the answers he gave and of his adventure into many areas of learning: philosophy, science, mathematics and astronomy. Thales proved that the events of nature were comprehensible to man and could be explained without the intervention of mythological beings. Henceforth they became subject to investigation, experiment, questioning and discussion. Presenting for the first time in the English language a comprehensive study of Thales of Miletus, Patricia O'Grady brings Thales out of pre-Socratic shadows into historical illumination and explores why this historical figure has proved to be of lasting significance.
| Author | : Burnet John |
| Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2022-10-27 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781016027809 |
Download Greek Philosophy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : G E R Lloyd |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 2012-09-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1448156718 |
Download Early Greek Science Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this new series leading classical scholars interpret afresh the ancient world for the modern reader. They stress those questions and institutions that most concern us today: the interplay between economic factors and politics, the struggle to find a balance between the state and the individual, the role of the intellectual. Most of the books in this series centre on the great focal periods, those of great literature and art: the world of Herodotus and the tragedians, Plato and Aristotle, Cicero and Caesar, Virgil, Horace and Tacitus. This study traces Greek science through the work of the Pythagoreans, the Presocratic natural philosophers, the Hippocratic writers, Plato, the fourth-century B.C. astronomers and Aristotle. G. E. R. Lloyd also investigates the relationships between science and philosophy and science and medicine; he discusses the social and economic setting of Greek science; he analyses the motives and incentives of the different groups of writers.
| Author | : Sir Thomas Little Heath |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 470 |
| Release | : 1921 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : |
Download A History of Greek Mathematics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : W.S. Anglin |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1461208750 |
Download Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This is a concise introductory textbook for a one-semester (40-class) course in the history and philosophy of mathematics. It is written for mathemat ics majors, philosophy students, history of science students, and (future) secondary school mathematics teachers. The only prerequisite is a solid command of precalculus mathematics. On the one hand, this book is designed to help mathematics majors ac quire a philosophical and cultural understanding of their subject by means of doing actual mathematical problems from different eras. On the other hand, it is designed to help philosophy, history, and education students come to a deeper understanding of the mathematical side of culture by means of writing short essays. The way I myself teach the material, stu dents are given a choice between mathematical assignments, and more his torical or philosophical assignments. (Some sample assignments and tests are found in an appendix to this book. ) This book differs from standard textbooks in several ways. First, it is shorter, and thus more accessible to students who have trouble coping with vast amounts of reading. Second, there are many detailed explanations of the important mathematical procedures actually used by famous mathe maticians, giving more mathematically talented students a greater oppor tunity to learn the history and philosophy by way of problem solving.
| Author | : S. Marc Cohen |
| Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 698 |
| Release | : 2016-09-06 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1624665349 |
Download Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Soon after its publication, Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy was hailed as the favorite to become "the 'standard' text for survey courses in ancient philosophy."* More than twenty years later that prediction has been borne out: Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy still stands as the leading anthology of its kind. It is now stronger than ever: The Fifth Edition of Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy features a completely revised Aristotle unit, with new translations, as well as a newly revised glossary. The Plato unit offers new translations of the Meno and Republic. In the latter, indirect dialogue is cast into direct dialogue for greater readability. The Presocratics unit has been re-edited and streamlined, and the pages of every unit have been completely reset. * APA Newsletter for Teaching Philosophy
| Author | : Walter William Rouse Ball |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 1908 |
| Genre | : Mathematicians |
| ISBN | : |
Download A Short Account of the History of Mathematics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : Livio Rossetti |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2022-07-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1000601862 |
Download Thales the Measurer Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Thales the Measurer offers a comprehensive and iconoclastic account of Thales of Miletus, considering the full extent of our evidence to build a new picture of his intellectual interests and activity. Thales is most commonly associated with the claim that ‘everything is water’, but closer examination of the evidence that we have suggests that he could not have said anything of the sort. His real interests, and his real innovations, lay in challenges of quantitative measurement, especially measurements related to the movement of the sun. In this he had no predecessors – and, for centuries to follow, no real successors either. This book is of interest for scholars in the history of philosophy, science, and life sciences. It is aimed especially at researchers in the field, but is also accessible to students and a more general readership.
