Nicolas Bourbaki: Theory of Structures

Leo Corry
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Leo Corry: Tel Aviv University, The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas

Chapter Chapter 7 in Modern Algebra and the Rise of Mathematical Structures, 2004, pp 289-338 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The widespread identification of contemporary mathematics with the idea of structure has often been associated with the identification of the structural trend in mathematics with the name of Nicolas Bourbaki. Fields medalist René Thom, in a famous polemical article concerning modern trends in mathematical education, asserted that Bourbaki “undertook the monumental task of reorganizing mathematics in terms of basic structural components.”1 Thom further claimed that:

Keywords: Algebraic Structure; Mathematical Knowledge; Mathematical Structure; General Topology; Mathematical Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7917-0_8

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