{"product_id":"salomon-maimons-theory-of-invention-scientific-genius-analysis-and-euclidean-geometry-paperback","title":"Salomon Maimon's Theory of Invention: Scientific Genius, Analysis and Euclidean Geometry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIdit Chikurel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we invent new certain knowledge in a methodical manner? This question stands at the heart of Salomon Maimon's theory of invention. Chikurel argues that Maimon's contribution to the ars inveniendi tradition lies in the methods of invention which he prescribes for mathematics. Influenced by Proclus' commentary on \u003cem\u003eElements\u003c\/em\u003e, these methods are applied on examples taken from Euclid's \u003cem\u003eElements\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eData\u003c\/em\u003e. Centering around methodical invention and scientific genius, Maimon's philosophy is unique in an era glorifying the artistic genius, known as \u003cem\u003eGeniezeit\u003c\/em\u003e. Invention, primarily defined as constructing syllogisms, has implications on the notion of being given in intuition as well as in symbolic cognition. Chikurel introduces Maimon's notion of analysis in the broader sense, grounded not only on the principle of contradiction but on intuition as well. In philosophy, ampliative analysis is based on Maimon's logical term of analysis of the object, a term that has yet to be discussed in Maimonian scholarship. Following its introduction, a new version of the question \u003cem\u003equid juris?\u003c\/em\u003e arises. In mathematics, Chikurel demonstrates how this conception of analysis originates from practices of Greek geometrical analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdit Chikurel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Tel Aviv University, Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52623726543155,"sku":"9783110996807","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U0xya1V2bUI0WTFIdjFkcldhbGRxZz09.webp?v=1761990994","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/salomon-maimons-theory-of-invention-scientific-genius-analysis-and-euclidean-geometry-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}