Title: On René Thom's significance for mathematics and philosophy
Abstract:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Abstract: We attempt to summarize some of the work of the mathematician Rene Thom with respect to his work in the mathematical and philoso...––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Abstract: We attempt to summarize some of the work of the mathematician Rene Thom with respect to his work in the mathematical and philosophical planes. A brief summary of his mathematical work is given followed by his work on structural stability and on morphogenesis which make up, in our opinion, the core of his philosophical work. A brief outline of Catastrophe Theory is given followed by a discussion of Thom's philosophical program to geometrize thought and linguistic activity (his semiophysics). Some of Thom's thoughts in biology, linguistics and semiotics is presented and we conclude with some observations on the present status of Catastrophe Theory.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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