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