R Torretti

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Philosophy of Geometry from Riemann to Poincaré (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1984)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1984, 31 December 1984

Philosophy of Geometry from Riemann to Poincaré (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1984)
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Part of Series
Episteme
Print Length
461 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
31 Dec 1984
ISBN-10
9027718377
ISBN-13
9789027718372

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Geometry has fascinated philosophers since the days of Thales and Pythagoras. In the 17th and 18th centuries it provided a paradigm of knowledge after which some thinkers tried to pattern their own metaphysical systems. But after the discovery of non-Euclidean geometries in the 19th century, the nature and scope of geometry became a bone of contention. Philosophical concern with geometry increased in the 1920's after Einstein used Riemannian geometry in his theory of gravitation. During the last fifteen or twenty years, renewed interest in the latter theory -prompted by advances in cosmology -has brought geometry once again to the forefront of philosophical discussion. The issues at stake in the current epistemological debate about geometry can only be understood in the light of history, and, in fact, most recent works on the subject include historical material. In this book, I try to give a selective critical survey of modern philosophy of geometry during its seminal period, which can be said to have begun shortly after 1850 with Riemann's generalized conception of space and to achieve some sort of completion at the turn of the century with Hilbert's axiomatics and Poincare's conventionalism. The philosophy of geometry of Einstein and his contemporaries will be the subject of another book. The book is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 provides back- ground information about the history of science and philosophy.

Product Details

Author:
R Torretti
Book Edition:
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1984
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 December 1984
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.46 cm
ISBN-10:
9027718377
ISBN-13:
9789027718372
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
461
Publisher:
Series:
Weight:
666.78 gm

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