The Euclidean Programme

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A. C. Paseau (University of Oxford) Wesley Wrigley (LSE - Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method)

The Euclidean Programme

A. C. Paseau (University of Oxford), Wesley Wrigley (LSE - Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method)

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English

Cambridge University Press
22 February 2024

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy of mathematics; Euclidean geometry

Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Mathematics

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The Euclidean Programme embodies a traditional sort of epistemological foundationalism, according to which knowledge – especially mathematical knowledge – is obtained by deduction from self-evident axioms or first principles. Epistemologists have examined foundationalism extensively, but neglected its historically dominant Euclidean form. By contrast, this book offers a detailed examination of Euclidean foundationalism, which, following Lakatos, the authors call the Euclidean Programme. The book rationally reconstructs the programme's key principles, showing it to be an epistemological interpretation of the axiomatic method. It then compares the reconstructed programme with select historical sources: Euclid's Elements, Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, Descartes's Discourse on Method, Pascal's On the Geometric Mind and a twentieth-century account of axiomatisation. The second half of the book philosophically assesses the programme, exploring whether various areas of contemporary mathematics conform to it. The book concludes by outlining a replacement for the Euclidean Programme.

By: A. C. Paseau (University of Oxford), Wesley Wrigley (LSE - Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 133g
ISBN: 9781009221986
ISBN 10: 1009221981
Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Mathematics
Pages: 82
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active