ON EUCLID’S FIRST THREE POSTULATES

An analysis of the first three postulates of Euclid’s Elements indicates that the Elements may be a theorizing of surveying, an activity understood as being involved in the creation of the cosmos, and, thus, mathematics may be understood as mimesis of the divine.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John A. Fossa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de História da Matemáticas (SBHMat) 2020-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática
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Online Access:https://www.rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/122