From Combinatorics to Philosophy: The Legacy of G.-C. Rota

Book Overview

Gian-Carlo Rota, the Man.- Gianco, my Brother.- Remembering Gian-Carlo Rota.- Gian-Carlo Rota, the Mathematician.- A Glimpse of Vector Invariant Theory. The Points of View of Weyl, Rota, De Concini and Procesi, and Grosshans.- Partitions of a Finite Partially Ordered Set.- An Algebra of Pieces of Space - Hermann Grassmann to Gian Carlo Rota.- The Eleventh and Twelveth Problems of Rota's Fubini Lectures: from Cumulants to Free Probability Theory.- Two Examples of Applied Universal Algebra.- On the Euler Characteristic of Finite Distributive Lattices.- Rota, Probability, Algebra and Logic.- A Symbolic Treatment of Abel Polynomials.- Gian-Carlo Rota, the Philosopher.- Ethics in Thought. Gian-Carlo Rota and Philosophy.- Indiscrete Variations on Gian-Carlo Rota's Themes.- On the Courage Needed to Do Phenomenology. Rota and Analytic Philosophy.- Rota's Philosophical Insights.- "A Minority View" Gian-Carlo Rota's Phenomenological Realism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489982981
• ISBN13: 9781489982988
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"