9 citations · 14 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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math.HO2016★ 9 cited
A non-standard analysis of a cultural icon: The case of Paul Halmos
Piotr Blaszczyk, Alexandre Borovik, Vladimir Kanovei +4
We examine Paul Halmos' comments on category theory, Dedekind cuts, devil worship, logic, and Robinson's infinitesimals. Halmos' scepticism about category theory derives from his p…
math.LO2014★ 5 cited
Toward a clarity of the extreme value theorem
Karin U. Katz, Mikhail G. Katz, Taras Kudryk
We apply a framework developed by C. S. Peirce to analyze the concept of clarity, so as to examine a pair of rival mathematical approaches to a typical result in analysis. Namely,…