| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Science and its conceptual foundations
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Science and its conceptual foundations.
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| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1987. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-315) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Abstraction and the Berkeleyan philosophy of mathematics -- 2. Berkeley's new foundations for geometry -- 3. Berkeley's new foundations for arithmetic -- 4. Berkeley and the calculus : the background -- 5. Berkeley and the calculus : writings before the "Analyst" -- 6. Berkeley and the calculus : the "Analyst" -- 7. The aftermath of the "Analyst." |
| Summary |
"In this first modern, critical assessment of the place of mathematics in Berkeley's philosophy and Berkeley's place in the history of mathematics, Douglas M. Jesseph provides a bold reinterpretation of Berkeley's work. Jesseph challenges the prevailing view that Berkeley's mathematical writings are peripheral to his philosophy and argues that mathematics is in fact central to his thought, developing out of his critique of abstraction. Jesseph's argument situates Berkeley's ideas within the larger historical and intellectual context of the Scientific Revolution."--Resource description page. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
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Berkeley, George, 1685-1753. |
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Berkeley, George (Philosoph) |
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Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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| Indexed Term |
Mathematics Philosophy |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jesseph, Douglas Michael. Berkeley's philosophy of mathematics. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1993 0226398978 (DLC) 92043495 (OCoLC)27186614 |
| ISBN |
9780226398952 (electronic bk.) |
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0226398951 (electronic bk.) |
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0226398978 |
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9780226398976 |
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0226398986 |
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9780226398983 |
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