NDLI: A new analytical framework for the understanding of Diophantus’s Arithmetica I

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Author	Bernard, Alain Christianidis, Jean
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	This study is the foundation of a new interpretation of the introduction and the three first books of Diophantus’s Arithmetica, one that opens the way to a historically correct contextualization of the work. Its purpose, as indicated in the title, is to renew the traditional discussion on the methods of problem-solving used by Diophantus, through the detailed exposition of a new analytical framework that aims to give an account of the coherence and progressive nature of the material included in the three first books of the Arithmetica. One outcome of this new ‘toolbox’ is a new conspectus of the problems and solutions contained in the latter, which is presented in appendix. The first part of the article clarifies, as a necessary preliminary, the key notions and terminology underlying our analysis. Among these new concepts is the notion of “method of invention,” which accounts in general for any way, by which “positions” (hypostaseis) are used in the Arithmetica. The next part proposes a complete inventory of the various methods of invention found in the three first books. Finally the last part presents the above mentioned conspectus and proposes a series of preliminary conclusions that can be drawn from it.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	69
Page Count	69
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00039519
Journal	Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Volume Number	66
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14320657
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-11-22
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Physics Philosophy of Science History of Mathematical Sciences History of Science Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Mathematics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Mathematics History and Philosophy of Science

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