Labyrinth of Thought
| Author | : José Ferreirós |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 486 |
| Release | : 2008-10-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783764383503 |
| ISBN-13 | : 376438350X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Labyrinth of Thought by : José Ferreirós
Download or read book Labyrinth of Thought written by José Ferreirós and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-04 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "José Ferreirós has written a magisterial account of the history of set theory which is panoramic, balanced, and engaging. Not only does this book synthesize much previous work and provide fresh insights and points of view, but it also features a major innovation, a full-fledged treatment of the emergence of the set-theoretic approach in mathematics from the early nineteenth century." --Bulletin of Symbolic Logic (Review of first edition)
