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Space, number, and geometry from Helmholtz to Cassirer

Francesca Biagioli

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Helmholtz's relationship to Kant Francesca Biagioli

pp.1-21
The discussion of Kant's transcendental aesthetic Francesca Biagioli

pp.23-50
Axioms, hypotheses, and definitions Francesca Biagioli

pp.51-80
Number and magnitude Francesca Biagioli

pp.81-116
Metrical projective geometry and the concept of space Francesca Biagioli

pp.117-149
Euclidean and non-euclidean geometries in the interpretation of physical measurements Francesca Biagioli

pp.151-188
Non-euclidean geometry and Einstein's general relativity

Cassirer's view in 1921

Francesca Biagioli

pp.189-228

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Dordrecht

Year: 2016

Pages: 239

ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-31777-9

ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-31779-3

Full citation:

Biagioli Francesca (2016) Space, number, and geometry from Helmholtz to Cassirer. Dordrecht, Springer.