The Mathematics of Plato's Academy

A New Reconstruction
Book • 1999
This book explores the mathematical concepts and methods that were likely developed or discussed within Plato's Academy, focusing on figures like Theaetetus and Eudoxus.

It provides a new reconstruction of early Greek mathematics, challenging some common interpretations of ancient mathematical practices.

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