Did Hermann and Robert Graßmann contribute to the emergence of formal axiomatics?

Radu Mircea

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(2005) Activity and sign, Dordrecht, Springer.

Did Hermann and Robert Graßmann contribute to the emergence of formal axiomatics?

Mircea Radu

pp. 263-274

This paper provides a critical assessment of the most influential ideas advanced by contemporary historians of mathematics in connection with the contribution of Hermann Graßmann to the of emergence of a new type of axiomatic approach during the 19^th century. My analysis uncovers an wide variety of conflicting statements concerning the objectives and relevance of Graßmann's contributions. Based on this analysis, I argue that a renewed more careful examination of this contribution is needed.

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DOI: 10.1007/0-387-24270-8_22

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Radu, M. (2005)., Did Hermann and Robert Graßmann contribute to the emergence of formal axiomatics?, in M. H. G. . Hoffmann, J. Lenhard & F. Seeger (eds.), Activity and sign, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 263-274.

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