Fusong Fu and Modern Mathematics - (Shi Qiang Wang)

Author: Wang Shiqiang
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Mr. Fu's more translations and works on the foundations of mathematics and modern mathematical thought have a seemingly indirect but more fundamental and far-reaching connection with modern mathematics. This connection, although not as technically explicit as the conventional cognitive patterns we are accustomed to, such as "a certain master and certain disciplines" or "a certain expert and a famous problem," still plays a more profound role in shaping people's perspectives, inspiring them, and even guiding them in learning, understanding, and researching modern mathematics. Therefore, this book aims to reflect and explore the modern mathematical thought that Mr. Fu paid special attention to and actively promoted in China since before his graduation in 1920, namely: emphasizing the importance of fundamentals ("strengthening the root") in mathematics, focusing on rigorous research in logical reasoning, valuing the axiomatic method in various branches of mathematics, and paying attention to philosophical observations and guidance on the development of mathematics, and so on.