THINKING WITH DIAGRAMS
Reviews R. Netz's 'The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History', which is quite simply a masterpiece, nearly every page of it illuminating. But it would be a pity if the book's mathematical subject matter were to deter readers. It is a truly signif...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Classical review 2000-04, Vol.50 (1), p.166-167 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Reviews R. Netz's 'The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History', which is quite simply a masterpiece, nearly every page of it illuminating. But it would be a pity if the book's mathematical subject matter were to deter readers. It is a truly significant contribution to the history of thought, and deserves to be widely read and cited, not just for its contribution to the understanding of ancient mathematics, but also as a model for future research. (Quotes from original text) |
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| ISSN: | 0009-840X 1464-3561 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cr/50.1.166 |