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ANOPENACCESS ErgoJOURNALOFPHILOSOPHY On Euclid and the Genealogy of Proof. KEVINDAVEY Department of Philosophy, University of Chicago I argue for an interpretation of Euclid’s postulates as principles grounding the science ...
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