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The mathematics of Plato's Academy : a new reconstruction by David H. Fowler is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.
What is The mathematics of Plato's Academy : a new reconstruction about?
This is an updated edition of an original and controversial book. As well as revising parts of the text and substantially updating the bibliography, in a new Appendix the author takes a more polemical stance and enters into a discussion of the nature and range of different interpretations. The book is divided into three parts; Interpretation, Evidence, and Later developments. The first part presents several new interpretations of the idea of ratio in early Greek mathematics and illustrates them
Who reads The mathematics of Plato's Academy : a new reconstruction?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David H. Fowler
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780198502586
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Science, Mathematics, Anthropology
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14