Carroll's Infinite Regress and the Act of Diagramming

被引：0
作者：
Mumma, John [1 ]
机构：
[1] Calif State Univ San Bernardino, Dept Philosophy, 5500 Univ Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407 USA
来源：
TOPOI-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY | 2019年 / 38卷 / 03期
关键词：
Mathematical proof; Inference; Diagrams; Carroll's regress; INFERENCE;
D O I：
10.1007/s11245-017-9530-4
中图分类号：
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要：
The infinite regress of Carroll's 'What the Tortoise said to Achilles' is interpreted as a problem in the epistemology of mathematical proof. An approach to the problem that is both diagrammatic and non-logical is presented with respect to a specific inference of elementary geometry.
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