The Oxford Handbook of Generality in Mathematics and the Sciences

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Generality is a key value in scientific discourses and practices. Throughout history, it has received a variety of meanings and of uses. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into this diversity. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the lifesciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. It aims at showing how collectives have valued generality and how they have worked with specific types of general entities, procedures, and arguments.The books connects history and philosophy of mathematics and the sciences at the intersection of two of the most fruitful contemporary lines of research: historical epistemology, in which values (e.g. objectivity, accuracy) are studied from a historical viewpoint; and the philosophy ofscientific practice, in which conceptual developments are seen as embedded in networks of social, instrumental, and textual practices. Each chapter provides a

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Author : Karine Chemla

Pages : 480 pages

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

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ISBN-10 : 0198777264

ISBN-13 : 9780198777267

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