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History and Philosophy of Logic Volume 20, 1999 - Issue 3-4
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Historians and Philosophers of Logic: Are They Compatible? The Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem as a Case Study

Gregory H. MooreDepartment of Mathematics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
Pages 169-180 | Published online: 11 Nov 2010
 
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Abstract

This paper combines personal reminiscences of the philosopher John Corcoran with a discussion of certain conflicts between historians of logic and philosophers of logic. Some mistaken claims about the history of the Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem are analyzed in detail and corrected.

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