The limits of understanding and the understanding of limits: David Hume's mathematical sources (Q6639167)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7945140
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7945140 |
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The limits of understanding and the understanding of limits: David Hume's mathematical sources (English)
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14 November 2024
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This article discusses two mathematical topics -- the continuum and horn angles -- that once served as stock examples to make certain religious and philosophical points. Larvor examines several instances of such usage from the mid-17th to mid-18th centuries, including writings of Gottfried Leibniz and David Hume.\N\NFor the entire collection see [Zbl 1516.01006].
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\textsl{Port Royal Logic}
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Gottfried Leibniz
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Nicolas de Malézieu
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David Hume
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