Berkeley's philosophy of mathematics / Douglas M. Jesseph.

By:

Jesseph, Douglas Michael

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780226398952
0226398951
1283058294
9781283058292
9786613058294
6613058297

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Berkeley's philosophy of mathematics.DDC classification:

510/.1 22

LOC classification:

QA8.4 .J47 1993eb

Other classification:

CF 2117

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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

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-315) and index.

"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