Creatively undecided : toward a history and philosophy of scientific agency /
Menachem Fisch.
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
I (orientations) -- Two beginnings: an overture in the first person -- We (philosophers) -- The philosophical framework -- The problem for science -- Toward a narratology of scientific framework transitions -- Interlude the story so far and that to come -- They (a history) -- Peacock, Babbage, and the "heresy of the dots" -- Creatively undecided: the making of Peacock's two algebras -- Peacock's impact.
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Science--Philosophy. Ambiguity in science. Mathematics--History--England--19th century. Science--History--19th century.