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Kluwer Academic Publishers
Dordrecht
Philosophy and Geometry
Theoretical and Historical Issues
by
Lorenzo Magnani
University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy and
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
0-7923-6933-5/May 2001/269pp
EUR 95.00 / USD 88.00 / GBP 59.00
THE WESTERN ONTARIO SERIES IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Volume 66
Philosophers have studied geometry
since ancient times. Geometrical
knowledge has often played the role of a laboratory for the philosopher's
conceptual experiments dedicated to the ideation of powerful theories of
knowledge. Lorenzo Magnani's new book Philosophy and Geometry
illustrates the rich intrigue of this fascinating story of human knowledge,
providing a new analysis of the ideas of many scholars (including Plato,
Proclus, Kant, and Poincaré), and discussing conventionalist and
neopositivist perspectives and the problem of the origins of geometry.
The book also ties together the concerns of philosophers of science
and
cognitive scientists, showing, for example, the connections between
geometrical reasoning and cognition as well as the results of recent logical
and computational models of geometrical reasoning. All the topics are dealt
with using a novel combination of both historical and contemporary
perspectives. Philosophy and Geometry is a valuable contribution to the
renaissance of research in the field.
Contents
1. At the Origins of Geometrical Knowledge. 2. Geometry: the Model of
Knowledge. 3. Constructions, Logic, Categories. 4. The Fantasia in
Ancient Geometrical Knowledge. 5. Geometry and Convention. 6.
Geometry, Problem Solving, Abduction. 7. Geometry and Cognition.
References. Author Index. Subject Index.
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