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Revolutions and Continuity in Greek Mathematics (Hardcover)
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Revolutions and Continuity in Greek Mathematics (Hardcover)
Series: Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures
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This volume brings together a number of leading scholars working in
the field of ancient Greek mathematics to present their latest
research. In their respective area of specialization, all
contributors offer stimulating approaches to questions of
historical and historiographical 'revolutions' and 'continuity'.
Taken together, they provide a powerful lens for evaluating the
applicability of Thomas Kuhn's ideas on 'scientific revolutions' to
the discipline of ancient Greek mathematics. Besides the latest
historiographical studies on 'geometrical algebra' and 'premodern
algebra', the reader will find here some papers which offer new
insights into the controversial relationship between Greek and
pre-Hellenic mathematical practices. Some other contributions place
emphasis on the other edge of the historical spectrum, by exploring
historical lines of 'continuity' between ancient Greek, Byzantine
and post-Hellenic mathematics. The terminology employed by Greek
mathematicians, along with various non-textual and material
elements, is another topic which some of the essays in the volume
explore. Finally, the last three articles focus on a traditionally
rich source on ancient Greek mathematics; namely the works of Plato
and Aristotle.
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