The Philosophy of Mathematics: With Special Reference to the Elements of Geometry and the Infinitesimal Method (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Philosophy of Mathematics: With Special Reference to the Elements of Geometry and the Infinitesimal Method Now, what right have the teachers of geometry to require their pupils to assume as evident a principle which the very masters of the science are utterly nu able to receive as true? What right have they to require the mere tyro in geometry to embrace as a first principle what neither a Euclid nor an Archimedes could realize as possible? Even if their principle were true, what right have they to give such strong meat to babes, requiring them to Open their mouths. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.