Intuition and the Axiomatic Method

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Carson, Emily (Editor), Huber, Renate (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, A Series of Books in Philosophy of Science, Methodology, Epistemology, Logic, History of Science, and Related Fields, 70
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Philosophy and science.; Philosophy, general.; History of Philosophy.; Philosophy of Science.

Following developments in modern geometry, logic and physics, many scientists and philosophers in the modern era considered Kant’s theory of intuition to be obsolete. But this only represents one side of the story concerning Kant, intuition and twentieth century science. Several prominent mathematic...