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Analysis and Synthesis in Mathematics: History and Philosophy: v. 196 (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science) - Hardcover
The book discusses the main interpretations of the classical distinction between analysis and synthesis with respect to mathematics. In the first part, this is discussed from a historical point of view, by considering different examples from the history of mathematics. In the second part, the question is considered from a philosophical point of view, and some new interpretations are proposed. Finally, in the third part, one of the editors discusses some common aspects of the different interpretations.
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... is to be recommended to anyone interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics... historians of modern mathematics and even historians of modern science in general will greatly enjoy some of the excellent articles in its historial section.' ISIS, 91: 1 (2000)
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