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(1999) Shapes of forms, Dordrecht, Springer.
Forms in algebras and their interpretations
some historical and philosophical features
Ivor Grattan-Guinness
pp. 177-190
The word "form' has often been used in mathematics, and still is, in various different contexts. Two relatively technical senses (as opposed to very general or passing uses) are of relevance here, and will be noted later: the content-free form of an algebra, as contrasted with its contentual "matter' in a particular case; and form as a central feature of a structuralist philosophy of mathematics.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2990-1_8
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Grattan-Guinness, I. (1999)., Forms in algebras and their interpretations: some historical and philosophical features, in L. Albertazzi (ed.), Shapes of forms, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 177-190.
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