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  • Nominalism and Constructivism in Seventeenth-Century Mathematical Philosophy

    Series series Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
    What was the basis for the adoption of mathematics as the primary mode of discourse for describing natural events by a large segment of the philosophical community in the seventeenth century?In answering this question, this book demonstrates that a significant group of philosophers shared the belief that there is no necessary correspondence between external reality and objects of human ... Read more

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    Series series Reference Module Humanities
    This open access handbook aims to provide a definitive assessment of the historiography and the future of major themes and approaches within the history of the earth sciences, understood broadly. The volume is intended for a broad range of readers, including graduate students, other scholars, and scientists, both familiar with and new to the history of the earth and environmental sciences.Essays ... Read more

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