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Mathematical Book Histories. Printing, Provenance, and Practices of Reading
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SYSNO ASEP 0599777 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Christian Wolff’s Elementa Matheseos Universae, Methodology, and Mathematical Education Author(s) Crippa, Davide (FLU-F) ORCID, RID, SAI Source Title Mathematical Book Histories. Printing, Provenance, and Practices of Reading. - Cham : Birkhauser, 2024 / Beeley P. ; Mac an Bhaird C. - ISBN 978-3-031-32609-7 Pages s. 73-111 Number of pages 39 s. Number of pages 589 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords Woff ; geometry ; foundations ; mathematical education Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion OECD category Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology R&D Projects GJ19-03125Y GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 EID SCOPUS 85202526359 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32610-3_3 Annotation Christian Wolff (1679–1754), well known as a leading philosophical figure in the Enlightenment, has received relatively little attention from historians of mathematics despite his having had a vast mathematical production. The main reason for this neglect is that Wolff was not an original mathematician, his mathematical activity being predominantly devoted to the writing of textbooks and compendia. In this contribution, I shall survey his most successful textbook: Elementa matheseos universae. Originally published in two volumes in 1713–1715, it went through several editions and extensions throughout the eighteenth century, becoming a reference text for the teaching and learning of mathematics in continental Europe until about halfway through the eighteenth century. In my survey, I shall pay particular attention to Wolff’s methodological considerations, advancing the thesis that they should be understood in connection with his pedagogical concerns about teaching mathematics in the most proficient way. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2025 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32610-3_3
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