num_pages: 271
description: The development of Greek thought, which culminates in the doctrines of Plato and Aristotle, is one of the marvels of antiquity. Modern scholarship makes it appear even more rational and valuable when viewed in relation to the interactions of mind and nature, the traditions of eastern civilizations, and the peculiar gifts of the Hellenic mind. The authors begin their study in the time of Thales and the Pythagoreans, when myth, philosophy, and mathematics were not clearly differentiated; they then progress to the time of Plato, when a distinction was made between philosophers and mathematicians; and finally to the time of Aristotle, when mathematics became a science in its own right. Offers a broad cultural survey of the interaction between mathematics and philosophy and their mutual development in Greek thought, and presents a re-evaluation of Aristotelian thinking on the matter.
language: English
title: Greek mathematical philosophy
titlecomplete: Greek mathematical philosophy
genres: Philosophy, Mathematics
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Ungar