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Rigorous proof and the history of mathematics

comments on Crowe

Douglas Jesseph

pp. 449-453

Abstract

Duhem's portrayal of the history of mathematics as manifesting calm and regular development is traced to his conception of mathematical rigor as an essentially static concept. This account is undermined by citing controversies over rigorous demonstration from the eighteenth and twentieth centuries.

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(1990) Synthese 83 (3).

Pages: 449-453

DOI: 10.1007/BF00413428

Full citation:

Jesseph Douglas (1990) „Rigorous proof and the history of mathematics: comments on Crowe“. Synthese 83 (3), 449–453.