Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer, 1881-1966. Dutch philosopher of logic and mathematician. He founded the discipline of topology and the philosophical doctrine of intuitionism. His clash with the arch-mathematician David Hilbert was legendary.
Related categories 3
Sites 3
Loading new listings for you to review...
- Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer Article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, by Mark van Atten. Includes biographical timeline and a summary of Brouwer's intuitionism.
- Brouwer's Cambridge Lectures on Intuitionism Text of the first lecture, as published in 1951, and selected fragments of lecture notes by Brouwer.
- MacTutor History of Mathematics: Brouwer Biographical article by J.J. O'Connor and E.F. Robertson, with links to related topics.