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L.E.J. Brouwer - Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher - How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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L.E.J. Brouwer - Topologist, Intuitionist, Philosopher - How Mathematics Is Rooted in Life (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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Dirk van Dalen's biography studies the fascinating life of the
famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan
Brouwer. Brouwer belonged to a special class of genius; complex and
often controversial and gifted with a deep intuition, he had an
unparalleled access to the secrets and intricacies of mathematics.
Most mathematicians remember L.E.J. Brouwer from his scientific
breakthroughs in the young subject of topology and for the famous
Brouwer fixed point theorem. Brouwer's main interest, however, was
in the foundation of mathematics which led him to introduce, and
then consolidate, constructive methods under the name
'intuitionism'. This made him one of the main protagonists in the
'foundation crisis' of mathematics. As a confirmed
internationalist, he also got entangled in the interbellum struggle
for the ending of the boycott of German and Austrian scientists.
This time during the twentieth century was turbulent; nationalist
resentment and friction between formalism and intuitionism led to
the Mathematische Annalen conflict ('The war of the frogs and the
mice'). It was here that Brouwer played a pivotal role. The present
biography is an updated revision of the earlier two volume
biography in one single book. It appeals to mathematicians and
anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the first half
of the twentieth century.
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