Plato's Academy, A mathematical history
Date Submitted: 02/06/2004 16:24:38
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 4 pages (1209 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 4 pages (1209 words)
Plato's Academy--A mathematical history
The opening of Plato's Academy in about 387 B.C. is heralded as the turning point in mathematics and was the first European university (Copleston, 127). The word Academy is derived from the name Academos -- the prior owner of the land on which the school was built -- and has become synonymous with higher thought and learning. Prior to the opening of the academy, mathematics was viewed as a subject relevant only …
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