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Rigorous proof and the history of mathematics
comments on Crowe
pp. 449-453
Abstrakt
Duhem's portrayal of the history of mathematics as manifesting calm and regular development is traced to his conception of mathematical rigor as an essentially static concept. This account is undermined by citing controversies over rigorous demonstration from the eighteenth and twentieth centuries.
Publication details
Published in:
(1990) Synthese 83 (3).
Seiten: 449-453
DOI: 10.1007/BF00413428
Referenz:
Jesseph Douglas (1990) „Rigorous proof and the history of mathematics: comments on Crowe“. Synthese 83 (3), 449–453.