La philosophie mathématique de Roger Apéry
Abstracts
For anybody interested in philosophy of mathematics, Roger Apéry (1916-1994) is well known for advocating constructive mathematics and for being a resolute opponent to formalism and Bourbakism. It is less known that he was also one of the first French academics to promote category theory, in spite of its highly structural and formal nature. This study attempts to trace the historical conditions and philosophical content of Apéry’s double enthusiasm, in order to check the consistance of a free, original and attaching thought.
Author’s notes
Remerciements. Merci à Mme Annie Hélot, conservatrice de la section sciences de la bibliothèque universitaire de Caen, qui m’a signalé l’existence du fonds Apéry et m’a permis de le consulter dans de très bonnes conditions. Merci à François Apéry et à Patrick Peccatte qui m’ont apporté d’intéressants témoignages. Merci à mes collègues et amis caennais Jean-Marc Guerrier, Michel Paugam, Claude Roche, François Kauffmann, Jacques Faisant, François Couchot, Daniel Christy et Gilles Damamme qui ont mis à ma disposition divers documents.
References
Bibliographical reference
Pierre Ageron, “La philosophie mathématique de Roger Apéry”, Philosophia Scientiæ, CS 5 | 2005, 233-256.
Electronic reference
Pierre Ageron, “La philosophie mathématique de Roger Apéry”, Philosophia Scientiæ [Online], CS 5 | 2005, Online since 01 August 2008, connection on 28 March 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/89; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/philosophiascientiae.89
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