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Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics

The CSHPM 2022 Volume

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Editors:
  1. Maria Zack

    1. Mathematical, Information & Computer Sciences, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, USA

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  2. David Waszek

    1. École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Paris, France

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  • Contains rigorously reviewed scholarly works on the history and philosophy of mathematics
  • Contributions are written by leading scholars in the field
  • Will be accessible to anyone with a general interest in mathematics

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Logical Methodology and the Structure of Logic Syllabi

    • Nicolas Fillion
    Pages 1-14

  3. Ancient Greek Mathematical Proofs and Metareasoning

    • Mario Bacelar Valente
    Pages 15-33

  4. Wikipedia and the Portrayal of Collaborative Networks of Nineteenth-Century British Mathematicians

    • Megan Briers
    Pages 35-46

  5. Mathematical and Philosophical Imagery in Original Sources Related to Émilie du Châtelet

    • Cynthia J. Huffman
    Pages 47-63

  6. Cambridge Women’s Research Club

    • S. L. McMurran, J. J. Tattersall
    Pages 65-81

  7. Going to the Source(s) of Sources in Mathematicians’ Drafts

    • Emmylou Haffner
    Pages 83-110

  8. Two Textbooks on Vector Analysis: Gibbs and Runge

    • Roger Godard, Mark Lewis
    Pages 111-126

  9. The Legacy of Al-Khwārazmı̄ in History of Algebra

    • Jeffrey A. Oaks
    Pages 127-181
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About this book

This volume contains 8 papers that have been collected by the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. It showcases rigorously reviewed contemporary scholarship on an interesting variety of topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics.
Some of the topics explored include:
  • A way to rethink how logic is taught to philosophy students by using a rejuvenated version of the Aristotelian idea of an argument schema
  • A quantitative approach using data from Wikipedia to study collaboration between nineteenth-century British mathematicians
  • The depiction and perception of Émilie Du Châtelet’s scientific contributions as viewed through the frontispieces designed for books written by or connected to her
  • A study of the Cambridge Women’s Research Club, a place where British women were able to participate in scholarly scientific discourse in the middle of the twentieth century
  • An examination of the researchand writing process of mathematicians by looking at their drafts and other preparatory notes
  • A global history of al-Khwārāzmī’s Kitāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala as obtained by tracing its reception through numerous translations and commentaries

Written by leading scholars in the field, these papers are accessible not only to mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also to anyone with a general interest in mathematics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mathematical, Information & Computer Sciences, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, USA

    Maria Zack

  • École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Paris, France

    David Waszek

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