Akribeia

Certainty and Ontology of Mathematics in Alessandro Piccolomini's <i>De certitudine mathematicarum</i>
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72413-6
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 694 g

Reihe: Brill

This book provides a comprehensive study of the origins of seminal early modern debates on the certainty and ontology of mathematics. It analyzes Alessandro Piccolomini’s De certitudine mathematicarum (1547), a work that ignited widespread controversy by challenging the scientific status of mathematics. The study delves into Piccolomini’s logical doctrines, his philosophy of mathematics, and his perspectives on the relationship between mechanics and natural philosophy. Special attention is given to Piccolomini’s ancient and medieval sources, the 16th-century rediscovery of Proclus’ In Euclidem, and the influence of Priscian’s In De Anima.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campillo Bo, Álvaro José

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Mathematik, Philosophie der Physik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik

Über Autor(innen)

Álvaro José Campillo Bo, Ph.D. (2023), University College Dublin, studies the early modern Latin reception of the Neoplatonic philosophy of mathematics and the ensuing epistemological, metaphysical, and scientific debates it provoked.