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(2001) Philosophy and geometry, Dordrecht, Springer.

The Φαντασία in ancient geometrical knowledge

Lorenzo Magnani

pp. 91-103

In chapters 2 and 3 we have seen the importance that Kant attributed to geometric construction and its relation with the philosophy of mathematics which was constructed at the same time as transcendental philosophy itself. In this chapter we will examine the problem of construction as it emerges in the geometric knowledge of ancient Greece.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-9622-5_4

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Magnani, L. (2001). The Φαντασία in ancient geometrical knowledge, in Philosophy and geometry, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 91-103.

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