Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics (1999) (Science Networks. Historical Studies #23)
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- Synopsis
- "José Ferreirós has written a magisterial account of the history of set theory which is panoramic, balanced, and engaging. Not only does this book synthesize much previous work and provide fresh insights and points of view, but it also features a major innovation, a full-fledged treatment of the emergence of the set-theoretic approach in mathematics from the early nineteenth century. This takes up Part One of the book. Part Two analyzes the crucial developments in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, above all the work of Cantor, but also Dedekind and the interaction between the two. Lastly, Part Three details the development of set theory up to 1950, taking account of foundational questions and the emergence of the modern axiomatization." (Bulletin of Symbolic Logic)
- Copyright:
- 1999
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783034850490
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783764357498
- Publisher:
- Birkhäuser Basel
- Date of Addition:
- 06/23/22
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Erwin Hiebert
- Edited by:
- Eberhard Knobloch
- Edited by:
- Erhard Scholz
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