Plato and the establishment of mathematics as a science

Authors

  • Konrad Gaiser Universidade de Tübingen

Keywords:

Ontology, Mathematical-dimensional hierarchy, Principles, Mathematics

Abstract

This paper deals with the establishment of mathematics as a science in the doctrine of Plato. Specifically, it deals with the fusion of two themes ”“ ontological differentiation and the mathematical-dimensional gradational hierarchy between the opposing Principles ”“ which results in a fundamental Platonic conception: the possibility of harvesting the fundamental analogy between ontological structure (from appearances to Ideas) and the system of mathematical structural laws, creating a reciprocal relationship of illumination and foundation between mathematics and ontology.

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Author Biography

Konrad Gaiser, Universidade de Tübingen

Foi Professor Ordinário de Filologia Clássica na Universidade de Tübingen (1929-1988).

Published

2011-05-26

How to Cite

Gaiser, K. (2011). Plato and the establishment of mathematics as a science. Revista Archai, (6), 109. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/6452