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. Ed(S): Carson, Emily; Huber, Renate - Intuition and the Axiomatic Method - 9789048170197 - V9789048170197
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Intuition and the Axiomatic Method

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Description for Intuition and the Axiomatic Method Paperback. Editor(s): Carson, Emily; Huber, Renate. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 543.

Following developments in modern geometry, logic and physics, many scientists and philosophers in the modern era considered Kant’s theory of intuition to be obsolete. But this only represents one side of the story concerning Kant, intuition and twentieth century science. Several prominent mathematicians and physicists were convinced that the formal tools of modern logic, set theory and the axiomatic method are not sufficient for providing mathematics and physics with satisfactory foundations. All of Hilbert, Gödel, Poincaré, Weyl and Bohr thought that intuition was an indispensable element in describing the foundations of science. They had very different reasons for thinking this, ... Read more

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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Series
The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048170197
SKU
V9789048170197
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