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Gottlob Frege
Gottlob Frege

Gottlob Frege (November 8, 1848 - July 26, 1925) was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher. He is considered one of the founders of modern logic and his work has had a profound impact on mathematics, logic, and philosophy. more

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“I presume that few who have paid any attention to the history of the Mathematical Analysis, will doubt that it has been developed in a certain order, or that that order has been, to a great extent, necessary -- being determined, either by steps of logical deduction, or by the successive introduction of new ideas and conceptions, when the time for their evolution had arrived.”

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Book:A Treatise on Differential Equations
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“The subject for which I am asking your attention deals with the foundations of mathematics. To understand the development of the opposing theories existing in this field one must first gain a clear understnding of the concept "science"; for it is as a part of science that mathematics originally took its place in human thought.”

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Author:L. E. J. Brouwer
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