Three case studies in current Leibniz scholarship

Mikhail G. Katz; Karl Kuhlemann; David Sherry; Monica Ugaglia

doi:10.14708/am.v15i1.7087

Three case studies in current Leibniz scholarship

Mikhail G. Katz
, Karl Kuhlemann
, David Sherry
, Monica Ugaglia

Department of Mathematics

Leibniz University Hannover
Northern Arizona University
Il Gallo Silvestre

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Abstract

We examine some recent scholarship on Leibniz's philosophy of the infinitesimal calculus. We indicate difficulties that arise in articles by Bassler, Knobloch, and Arthur, due to a denial to Leibniz's infinitesimals of the status of mathematical entities violating Euclid V Definition 4.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-168
Number of pages	22
Journal	Antiquitates Mathematicae
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14708/am.v15i1.7087
State	Published - 2021

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Keywords

Cantor
Leibniz
infinitesimals
infinity
syncategorematic

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