Idealization XI
Subtitle: Historical Studies on Abstraction and Idealization (Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 82)
Contributors: Francesco Coniglione (Editor); Robin Rollinger (Editor)
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: August 2004
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9789042016026
First sentence: Abstract. In view of the confusion that exists in the 20th century with regard to the meaning of "abstraction" and "abstract" it is necessary to begin by recalling what is genuine abstraction and by stating what should be expected from a theory of abstraction today (section 1).