MATEMATIKOS FILOSOFIJOS LIETUVOJE PRADININKAS
THE INITIATOR OF PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS IN LITHUANIA
Author(s): Romanas PlečkaitisSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: Jan Śniadecki; philosophy of science; mathematics
Summary/Abstract: Jan Śniadecki was a famous scientist and the Rector of Vilnius University during 1807–1815. He was an initiator of philosophy of mathematics in Lithuania and created his philosophical works in Vilnius. Śniadecki was a philosopher of science and created the background of the metaphysics of mathematics, which investigates the foundation of mathematics. Śniadecki’s treatise “On the mathematical thinking” is published in this issue.
Journal: Problemos
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 70
- Page Range: 160-164
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Lithuanian
