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.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de História da Matemáticas (SBHMat)
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/122 |
| Summary: | 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.
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| ISSN: | 1519-955X 2675-7079 |