Varieties of continua : from regions to points and back /

Hellman and Shapiro explore the development of the idea of the continuous, from the Aristotelian view that a true continuum cannot be composed of points to the now standard, entirely punctiform frameworks for analysis and geometry. They then investigate the underlying metaphysical issues concerning...

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Main Authors:	Hellman, Geoffrey (Author), Shapiro, Stewart, 1951- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Continuum (Mathematics) Continuity. Continu (Mathématiques) Continuité. MATHEMATICS > Topology. Continuity Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book