<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Most historians and philosophers of philosophy and history of mathematics hold one interpretation or the other of the nature of method of analysis and synthesis in itself and in its historical development. In this paper, I am trying to prove – through three points – that, in fact, there were two understandings of that method in Greek mathematics and philosophy, and which were reflected in Arabic mathematical science and philosophy; this reflection is considered as proof also of this double nature of that method. Thus, we have to rethink the nature of Arabic philosophy systems.</p></abstract>

Most historians and philosophers of philosophy and history of mathematics hold one interpretation or the other of the nature of method of analysis and synthesis in itself and in its historical development. In this paper, I am trying to prove – through three points – that, in fact, there were two understandings of that method in Greek mathematics and philosophy, and which were reflected in Arabic mathematical science and philosophy; this reflection is considered as proof also of this double nature of that method. Thus, we have to rethink the nature of Arabic philosophy systems.

Three Notes on the Method of Analysis and Synthesis in its Ancient and (Arabic) Medieval Contexts

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Most historians and philosophers of philosophy and history of mathematics hold one interpretation or the other of the nature of method of analysis and...

Three Notes on the Method of Analysis and Synthesis in its Ancient and (Arabic) Medieval Contexts

Published Online: May 11, 2020

Page range: 5 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2020-0002

Keywords
Analysis, synthesis, Arabic philosophy, history and philosophy of mathematics

© 2020 Hany Moubarez, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Three Notes on the Method of Analysis and Synthesis in its Ancient and (Arabic) Medieval Contexts

Published Online: May 11, 2020

Page range: 5 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2020-0002

KeywordsAnalysis, synthesis, Arabic philosophy, history and philosophy of mathematics

© 2020 Hany Moubarez, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Analysis, synthesis, Arabic philosophy, history and philosophy of mathematics