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Review of Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics
Reviel Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics contains a number of factual errors, both mathematical and historical. Netz is dismissive of traditional scholarship in the field, but in some ways represents a step backwar...
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Review of Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics is an episode from Opinionated History of Mathematics by Intellectual Mathematics. Reviel Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics contains a number of factual errors, both mathematical and h...
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Published Oct 11, 2022, 52:04 long, audio available.
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Reviel Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics contains a number of factual errors, both mathematical and historical. Netz is dismissive of traditional scholarship in the field, but in some ways represents a step backwards with respect to that tradition. I argue against Netz’s dismissal of many anecdotal historical testimonies as fabrications, and his “ludic proof” … Continue reading Review of Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics
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