Syllogistic Logic and Mathematical Proof - Mancosu, Prof Paolo (University of California, Berkeley); Mugnai, Prof Massimo (Scuola Normale Superiore)
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This volume provides a unified account of the history of attempts to convert mathematical proof to a syllogistic form of reasoning, from Aristotle to major advances in logic in the nineteenth century. The analysis of the debate provides insights into the relationship between philosophy and mathematics.

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This volume provides a unified account of the history of attempts to convert mathematical proof to a syllogistic form of reasoning, from Aristotle to major advances in logic in the nineteenth century. The analysis of the debate provides insights into the relationship between philosophy and mathematics.
Autorenporträt
Paolo Mancosu is Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of numerous articles and books in logic and philosophy of mathematics, and three books on the publishing history of Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago in the context of the cultural Cold War. He has held teaching positions at Stanford, Oxford, and Yale, and was visiting professor at the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne as Chaire d'excellence internationale Blaise Pascal for 2021-2022. Massimo Mugnai is Professor Emeritus at the Scuola Normale Superiore at Pisa. His research focuses on the philosophy Leibniz and the history of logic. He has previously held positions at the University of Florence and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem.