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Infinitesimal differences controversies between Leibniz and his contemporaries

The essays offer a unified and comprehensive view of 17th century mathematical and metaphysical disputes over status of infinitesimals, particularly the question whether they were real or mere fictions. Leibniz's development of the calculus and his understanding of its metaphysical foundation are taken as both a point of departure and a frame of reference for the 17th century discussions of infinitesimals, that involved Hobbes, Wallis, Newton, Bernoulli, Hermann, and Nieuwentijt. Although the calculus was undoubtedly successful in mathematical practice, it remained controversial because its pr.

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  • "Review text: "As a philosopher, Leibniz thought deeply about the nature of the infinite and the infinitesimal. [...] Infinitesimal Differences makes compulsory reading for anyone interested in how Leibniz defined and manipulated infinitesimals as geometrical, algebraic, and physical magnitudes, and how Leibniz's ideas on infinitesimals were received-and often misunderstood-by his contemporaries, including acolytes of his, such as Johann Bernoulli."Niccolò Guicciardini in: NTMZeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften,Technik und Medizin,Band18/ 2010."
  • "The essays offer a unified and comprehensive view of 17th century mathematical and metaphysical disputes over status of infinitesimals, particularly the question whether they were real or mere fictions. Leibniz's development of the calculus and his understanding of its metaphysical foundation are taken as both a point of departure and a frame of reference for the 17th century discussions of infinitesimals, that involved Hobbes, Wallis, Newton, Bernoulli, Hermann, and Nieuwentijt. Although the calculus was undoubtedly successful in mathematical practice, it remained controversial because its pr."@en

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