On rewriting the history of the foundations of mathematics at the turn of the century (Q1072535)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3941481
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On rewriting the history of the foundations of mathematics at the turn of the century
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3941481

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    On rewriting the history of the foundations of mathematics at the turn of the century (English)
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    1986
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    The author calls for a rethinking of the history of the foundations of mathematics around 1900 in that the place of the paradoxes in the story should be denoted and other factors brought into focus - for example, that Burali-Forti did not present his so-called 'paradox' as such in 1897.
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    paradoxes
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    Burali-Forti
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