Gnomes in the Fog
Subtitle: The Reception of Brouwer's Intuitionism in the 1920s (Science Networks. Historical Studies, 28)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: May 27, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9783764365363
Subjects: History of mathematics; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Mathematics; Fiction; Logic; History; Mathematics / History; Mathematics / Logic; Literary
Description: "In the 1920s, a debate unfolded which was unique in the history of mathematics. This debate was provoked by a new current in the foundations of mathematics: intuitionism, which was developed by the Dutch mathematician L.E.J. Brouwer."

"The book includes the precursors to and the development of intuitionism, as well as the foundational debate itself. After a general overview of the debate, the analysis centers on two main issues: the question of mathematical existence and the status of logic. Finally, the cultural context of the debate is taken into account."--Jacket.