Arithmology and monadology of Nikolai Bugaev
Arithmology and monadology of Nikolai Bugaev
Author(s): Adam DrozdekSubject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: arithmology; monadology; continuity; discontinuity; Leibniz; Solovyov
Summary/Abstract: Nikolai Bugaev was a mathematician keenly interested in philosophy. He stressed the role of discontinuity in his mathematical research that he called arithmology. He also emphasized the importance of discontinuity in nature which he embodied in his version of monadology. The article discusses the viability of his philosophical investigations.
Journal: Idea. Studia nad strukturą i rozwojem pojęć filozoficznych
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: XXX
- Page Range: 241-258
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English