The calculus has served for three centuries as the principal quantitative language of Western science. In the course of its genesis and evolution some of the most fundamental problems of mathematics were first con fronted and, through the persistent labors of successive generations, finally resolved. Therefore, the historical development of the calculus holds a special interest...(展开全部)

Fluent description of the development of both the integral and differential calculus. Early beginnings in antiquity, medieval contributions, and a century of anticipation lead up to a consideration of Newton and Leibniz, the period of indecison that followed them, and the final rigorous formulation that we know today.

Fluent description of the development of both the integral and differential calculus. Early beginnings in antiquity, medieval contributions, and a century of anticipation lead up to a consideration of Newton and Leibniz, the period of indecison that followed them, and the final rigorous formulation that we know today.

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), known as the founder of the phenomenological movement, was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. A prolific scholar, he explored an enormous landscape of philosophical subjects, including philosophy of mathematics, logic, theory of meaning, theory of consciousness and intentionality, and ontology, in addition to phenomeno...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·M·布坎南，理查德·A·马斯格雷夫，詹姆斯·M·布坎南，乔治梅森（Geirge Mason）大学教授和公共选择研究中心咨询主任，1986年度诺贝尔经济学奖获得者。理查德·A·马斯格雷夫，哈佛大学H H 博班克讲座政治经济学荣誉退休教授和加州大学桑塔克鲁兹分校聘任经济学教授。

[美] 琼·伯科·格利森（Jean Berko Gleason） 世界知名儿童语言专家，心理语言学领域的开创者之一，于1958年创立著名的儿童语言习得实验研究“Wug测试”。美国哈佛大学历史学与文学学士、语言学与心理学博士，波士顿大学心理学与脑科学系荣誉退休教授，美国科学促进协会（AAAS）会员，美国心理学会会员，儿童语言研究国际协会主席。出版多部心理语言学方面的著作，在儿童语言发展、失语症性别差异和亲子互动等领域持续进行研究。 [美] 娜恩·伯恩斯坦·拉特纳（Nan Bernstein Ratner） 美国马里兰大学帕克分校听力与言语科学系教授，美国科学促进协会（AAAS）成员。研究集中于典型和非典型亲子互动以及儿童语言发展方面，重点研究口吃儿童和癫痫患儿。发表多篇专业研究报告，与琼·伯科·格利森博士合著《心理语言学》和《语言的发展》的早期版本。 ...(展开全部)

This time-honored study by one of the 20th century's foremost scholars and interpreters of the history and meaning of mathematics surveys the role of mathematics in civilization. It describes clearly the main principles, methods, and theories of mathematics that have survived from 4000 B.C. to 1945. 1945 edition.

The primary purpose of this book has not been to recount all that past scholars have said about the science, but rather to record the first appearances of those ideas which seem most important in the logic of our own day.

The primary purpose of this book has not been to recount all that past scholars have said about the science, but rather to record the first appearances of those ideas which seem most important in the logic of our own day.

莫里斯·曼德尔鲍姆{Maurice H.　Mandelbaum，1908-1987），先后毕业于达特茅斯学院、耶鲁大学，获得硕士和博士学位。曾先后执教于达特茅斯学院、约翰·霍普金斯大学，任比较文学教授、哲学教授。1968-1974年，任美国哲学学会主席。1973年.入选美国艺术与科学学院院士。 《历史知识问题》是曼德尔鲍姆的威名作，也是美国哲学家在历史哲学领域的第一部重要作品。奠他著作有《道德经验的现象学》（1955）、《哲学、科学与感性知觉》（1969）、《历史、人和理性》《1971）、<哲学、历史和科学》（1984），《社会理论中的目标和必然性》（1987）等书。