Sociocultural and Metaphysical Circles and Their Overcoming in the Development of Mathematics

Russian Studies in Philosophy 50 (4):73-93 (2012)
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The author shows how mathematics in ancient and early medieval Europe was constrained by deeply rooted metaphysical conceptions and how these constraints have been overcome since the late medieval period. As examples, he focuses on changing conceptions of chance, motion, and infinity

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10.2753/rsp1061-1967500405

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