Skip to main content

The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution

  • Chapter
Indiscrete Thoughts

Part of the book series: Modern Birkhäuser Classics ((MBC))

  • 1636 Accesses

Abstract

Thank you very much for your comments on our article concerning the identity of mathematical items. We should like to outline a possible response to your arguments.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

End Notes

  1. Gian-Carlo Rota, David Sharp, Robert Sokolowski. This paper is a response to a letter of Professor Spalt in which the content of the previous chapter was criticized

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1997 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Rota, GC. (1997). The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution. In: Palombi, F. (eds) Indiscrete Thoughts. Modern Birkhäuser Classics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4781-0_13

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4781-0_13

  • Publisher Name: Birkhäuser, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-8176-4780-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-0-8176-4781-0

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics