Bacelar Valente, Mario (2019) “Critique of mensurational reason”: on Høyrup’s notion of critique. [Preprint]

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Abstract

According to Jens Høyrup, the propositions 1 to 10 of book 2 of Euclid’s Elements function as a critique of previous non-rigorous procedures of Old Babylonian mathematics. Høyrup’s remarks on his notion of critique are disseminated throughout his works. Here, we take them into account to make an integrated presentation of the notion of critique that also looks to reveal features left implicit in Høyrup’s account.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bacelar Valente, Mario
Keywords:	Høyrup, critique, Babylonian, Euclid, Elements
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > History
Depositing User:	mario bacelar valente
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2019 16:51
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2019 16:51
Item ID:	16396
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > History
Date:	2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16396

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