Philosophical status of diagrams, the
Auteur :
Greaves, Mark
Éditeur :
Centre for the Study of Language & Information
ISBN :
9781575862941
Date de publication :
1 mars 2001
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text explores the reasons why diagrams have been ignored in modern formal theories of axiomatic systems. By looking at the use of diagrams in logic and geometry it concludes that it is not technical incompatibility, but history and philosophy that restricts the use of diagrams in these fields.