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The Shaping Of Deduction In Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History

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The Shaping Of Deduction In Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History

The Shaping Of Deduction In Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History By Reviel Netz
2003 | 350 Pages | ISBN: 0521541204 | PDF | 2 MB


This book provides a way to understand a momentous development in human intellectual history: the phenomenon of deductive argument in classical Greek mathematics. The argument rests on a close description of the practices of Greek mathematics, principally the use of lettered diagrams and the regulated, formulaic use of language.