Euclid · Mathematics
The deepest legacy of Euclid - not any single theorem but the idea of <em>proof</em> itself, the ‘geometric method’ that became the model of rigorous reasoning across mathematics, science, and philosophy for two thousand years.
You learned how Euclid’s ‘geometric method’ - proof from explicit first principles - became the model of rigorous reasoning far beyond geometry. Explain what the method is and trace its influence.
Leads to Spinoza.
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