Essays on the foundations of mathematics by Moritz Pasch
New York
Springer
2010
xi, 245 p.; 24 cm
The western ontario series in philosophy of science
83
Includes bibliographical references and index
]edited by[ Stephen Pollard
1st ed
Translator s introduction -- Fundamental questions of geometry -- The decidability requirement -- The origin of the concept of number -- Implicit definition and the proper grounding of mathematics -- Rigid bodies in geometry -- Prelude to geometry : the essential ideas -- Physical and mathematical geometry -- Natural geometry -- The concept of the differential -- Reflections on the proper grounding of mathematics I -- Concepts and proofs in mathematics -- Dimension and space in mathematics -- Reflections on the proper grounding of mathematics II -- The axiomatic method in modern mathematics.