Labyrinth of thought : a history of set theory and its role in modern mathematics
This text discusses the emergence and development of the notion of set during the period 1850-1950. Instead of focusing directly on the development of set theory, it addresses a wider issue: why did German mathematics pay attention to the notion of set, and what were their motivations?
XXI, 440 p. 24 cm
9783764357498, 3764357495
1014636598
Bibliogr.: p. 393-421