Le style de Descartes
Printed book - Kambouchner Denis, DL 2013, cop. 2013
Grand philosophe, grand mathématicien, Descartes a-t-il été aussi un grand écrivain ? La question est classique. À l'évidence, il existe un style cartésien, dont...
One hundred years of axiomatic set theory
Printed book - Hinnion Roland, Libert Thierry, 2010
In response to the paradoxes of naive set theory, axiomatic foundations for set theory and mathematics were proposed in 1908 in the following two papers: - E. Zermelo, ...
Mathématiques en liberté
Printed book - Cartier Pierre, Dhombres Jean, Heinzmann Gerhard, Villani Cédric, impr. 2012, cop. 2012
Deux mathématiciens, Pierre Cartier qui fut l'un des piliers du fameux groupe Bourbaki et Cédric Villani, un des représentants les plus brillants de sa génération,...
Extending ourselves : computational science, empiricism, and scientific method
Printed book - Humphreys Paul, 2004
Computational methods such as computer simulations, Monte Carlo methods, and agent-based modeling have become the dominant techniques in many areas of science. Extendin...
Defending Copernicus and Galileo : critical reasoning in the two affairs
Printed book - Finocchiaro Maurice A., cop. 2010
Although recent works on Galileo’s trial have reached new heights of erudition, documentation, and sophistication, they often exhibit inflated complexities, neglect 400...
Scientific models in philosophy of science
Printed book - Bailer-Jones Daniela, cop. 2009
Analyse philosophique et historique de modèles scientifiques., ... an original and comprehensive philosophical analysis of how models have been used and interpreted in ...