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Plato s forms mathematics and astronomy
Author | : Theokritos Kouremenos |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2018-05-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9783110601862 |
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Plato’s view that mathematics paves the way for his philosophy of forms is well known. This book attempts to flesh out the relationship between mathematics and philosophy as Plato conceived them by proposing that in his view, although it is philosophy that came up with the concept of beings, which he calls forms, and highlighted their importance, first to natural philosophy and then to ethics, the things that do qualify as beings are inchoately revealed by mathematics as the raw materials that must be further processed by philosophy (mathematicians, to use Plato’s simile in the Euthedemus, do not invent the theorems they prove but discover beings and, like hunters who must hand over what they catch to chefs if it is going to turn into something useful, they must hand over their discoveries to philosophers). Even those forms that do not bear names of mathematical objects, such as the famous forms of beauty and goodness, are in fact forms of mathematical objects. The first chapter is an attempt to defend this thesis. The second argues that for Plato philosophy’s crucial task of investigating the exfoliation of the forms into the sensible world, including the sphere of human private and public life, is already foreshadowed in one of its branches, astronomy.
Plato s Forms Mathematics and Astronomy
Author | : Theokritos Kouremenos |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 3110601915 |
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Plato's view that mathematics paves the way for his philosophy of forms is well known. This book attempts to flesh out the relationship between mathematics and philosophy as Plato conceived them by proposing that in his view, although it is philosophy that came up with the concept of beings, which he calls forms, and highlighted their importance, first to natural philosophy and then to ethics, the things that do qualify as beings are inchoately revealed by mathematics as the raw materials that must be further processed by philosophy (mathematicians, to use Plato's simile in the Euthedemus, do not invent the theorems they prove but discover beings and, like hunters who must hand over what they catch to chefs if it is going to turn into something useful, they must hand over their discoveries to philosophers). Even those forms that do not bear names of mathematical objects, such as the famous forms of beauty and goodness, are in fact forms of mathematical objects. The first chapter is an attempt to defend this thesis. The second argues that for Plato philosophy's crucial task of investigating the exfoliation of the forms into the sensible world, including the sphere of human private and public life, is already foreshadowed in one of its branches, astronomy.
Aristotle on Mathematical Infinity
Author | : Theokritos Kouremenos,Aristotle |
Publsiher | : Franz Steiner Verlag |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3515068511 |
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Aristotle was the first not only to distinguish between potential and actual infinity but also to insist that potential infinity alone is enough for mathematics thus initiating an issue still central to the philosophy of mathematics. Modern scholarship, however, has attacked Aristotle's thesis because, according to the received doctrine, it does not square with Euclidean geometry and it also seems to contravene Aristotle's belief in the finitude of the physical universe. This monograph, the first thorough study of the issue, puts Aristotle's views on infinity in the proper perspective. Through a close study of the relevant Aristotelian passages it shows that the Stagirite's theory of infinity forms a well argued philosophical position which does not bear on his belief in a finite cosmos and does not undermine the Euclidean nature of geometry. The monograph draws a much more positive picture of Aristotle's views and reaffirms his disputed stature as a serious philosopher of mathematics. This innovative and stimulating contribution will be essential reading to a wide range of scholars, including classicists, philosophers of science and mathematics as well as historians of ideas.
Mathematics Useful for Understanding Plato
Author | : Theon (of Smyrna.),Christos Toulis |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Astronomy, Greek |
ISBN | : UCSC:32106008441393 |
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Plato s Philosophy of Mathematics
Author | : Anders Wedberg |
Publsiher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105005355842 |
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Explorations in Ancient and Modern Philosophy
Author | : M. F. Burnyeat |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2012-06-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521750721 |
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The first of two volumes collecting the published work of one of the greatest living ancient philosophers, M.F. Burnyeat.
The Unity of Mathematics in Plato s Republic
Author | : Theokritos Kouremenos |
Publsiher | : Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 3515110763 |
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In his Republic Plato considers grasping the unity of mathematics as the ultimate goal of the mathematical studies in which the future philosopher-rulers must engage before they turn to philosophy. How the unity of mathematics is supposed to be understood is not explained, however. This book argues that Plato conceives of the unity of mathematics in terms of the mutually benefiting links between its branches, just as he conceives of the unity of the state outlined in the Republic in terms of the common benefit for all citizens. Evidence for this view is provided by a discussion of his conception of astronomy as a propedeutic to philosophy, which can be best understood as hinting at a historically possible link between fourth-century-BC astronomy and solid geometry. The monograph also includes a detailed discussion of two well-known stories about Plato: not only he motivated Greek mathematicians to solve a difficult problem in solid geometry with his interpretation of a Delphic oracle given to the inhabitants of the island of Delos but he also posed the question which led to the development of the astronomical theory of homocentric spheres. It is argued that these stories are best understood as fictional episodes in Plato's life, constructed from passages in his works.
Science and the Sciences in Plato
Author | : John Peter Anton |
Publsiher | : Eidos |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : UCAL:B4980203 |
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