Plato and analysis

DOI10.1007/BF02984809MaRDI QIDQ1777509zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors W. M. Priestley

Publication date 23 May 2005

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02984809

zbMATH Keywords

analysisDedekind sectionshistory of mathematicsphilosphy of mathematics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of real functions (26-03)

Review text

A discussion of possible connections between the ideas of Dedekind, Euxodus, and Plato might help to restimulate interest among analysis instructors and their students in the topic of Dedekind cuts and to arouse more interest in the history and philosophy of mathematics.

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Cited in

(3)

• Eudoxe et Dedekind.
• Platonic Passages
• Applied Platonism

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