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 | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
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Keywords
- Cantor
- Leibniz
- infinitesimals
- infinity
- syncategorematic
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