Name: Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics. The CSHPM 2022 Volume
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Author: David Waszek;Maria Zack
ISBN: 9783031461958

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Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics. The CSHPM 2022 Volume

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Birkhauser Verlag AG

Author

David Waszek;Maria Zack

Collection

Annals of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/ Societe canadienne d’histoire et de philosophie des mathematiques

Year

2025

Pages

181

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.50 x 15.50 cm

ISBN13

9783031461958

Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics. The CSHPM 2022 Volume

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Synopsis "Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics. The CSHPM 2022 Volume"

This volume contains 8 papers that have been collected by the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. It showcases rigorously reviewed contemporary scholarship on an interesting variety of topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics.Some of the topics explored include:A way to rethink how logic is taught to philosophy students by using a rejuvenated version of the Aristotelian idea of an argument schemaA quantitative approach using data from Wikipedia to study collaboration between nineteenth-century British mathematiciansThe depiction and perception of Émilie Du Châtelet’s scientific contributions as viewed through the frontispieces designed for books written by or connected to herA study of the Cambridge Women’s Research Club, a place where British women were able to participate in scholarly scientific discourse in the middle of the twentieth centuryAn examination of the researchand writing process of mathematicians by looking at their drafts and other preparatory notesA global history of al-Khwarazmi’s Kitab al-jabr wa-l-muqabala as obtained by tracing its reception through numerous translations and commentariesWritten by leading scholars in the field, these papers are accessible not only to mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also to anyone with a general interest in mathematics.