Two traces of two-step Eudoxan proportion theory in Aristotle: a tale of definitions in Aristotle, with a moral

DOI10.1007/S00407-006-0120-XzbMATH Open1111.01001OpenAlexW4205713490MaRDI QIDQ860123FDOQ860123

Authors: Henry R. Mendell 

Publication date: 23 January 2007

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-006-0120-x

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zbMATH Keywords

AristotleEudoxusproportion theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20)

Cited In (3)

• Metaphysics Δ 15 and Pre-Euclidean Mathematics
• Euclid's fourth postulate: its authenticity and significance for the foundations of Greek mathematics
• Aristotle on common axioms

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