Reconsidering Mach in the Light of the Interplay of Practices
María De Paz, “Reconsidering Mach in the Light of the Interplay of Practices,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 74, no. 1 (2018): 219–46, DOI 10.17990/RPF/2018_74_1_0219
María De Paz, “Reconsidering Mach in the Light of the Interplay of Practices,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 74, no. 1 (2018): 219–46, DOI 10.17990/RPF/2018_74_1_0219
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | María De Paz |
| Rights | © 2018 Aletheia - Associação Científica e Cultural | © 2018 Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 219-246 |
| Publication | Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
| ISSN | 0870-5283 |
| Date | 2018 |
| DOI | 10.17990/RPF/2018_74_1_0219 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The aim of this paper is to reconsider Mach’s position in the light of the recent approach on the interplay of mathematical practices provided by José Ferreirós’ book Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices. In the first section the main approach of the book is presented, with a characterization of the notion of ‘scientific practice’ and the triple approach used to understand mathematical knowledge: cognitive, pragmatist and historical. In the sections 2, 3 and 4 Mach’s philosophical views are presented according to this epistemological approach. The fifth section is the conclusion. |
| Date Added | 26/04/2018, 14:53:53 |
| Modified | 26/04/2018, 15:53:45 |
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