Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics
Author:   Jose Ferreiros
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   23
ISBN:  

9783764357498


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   October 1999
Format:   Hardback
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Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics


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This text discusses the emergence and development of the notion of set during the period 1850-1950. Instead of focusing directly on the development of set theory, in the technical sense of the expression, it addresses a wider issues such as: why did German mathematicians pay attention to the notion of set?; what were their motivations?; how did set theory turn into a branch of mathematics?; and how did our present conception of it become widely accepted?

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Author:   Jose Ferreiros
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.826kg
ISBN:  

9783764357498


ISBN 10:   3764357495
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   October 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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