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Philosopher and professor
David M. Sherry (B.A.,
University of Montana , 1974; Ph.D.,
Claremont Graduate School , 1982) is a
philosopher and professor at
Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He teaches
History of Philosophy ,
History of Logic , as well as
Philosophy of Mathematics . He has published on Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science.
Kanovei, Vladimir ; Katz, Karin U.;
Katz, Mikhail ; Sherry, David (2015). "Euler's lute and Edwards' oud".
The Mathematical Intelligencer . 37 (4): 48–51.
arXiv :
1506.02586 .
doi :
10.1007/s00283-015-9565-6 .
S2CID
118393236 .
Katz, Mikhail G.; Sherry, David (2013). "Leibniz's infinitesimals: their fictionality, their modern implementations, and their foes from Berkeley to Russell and beyond". Erkenntnis . 78 (3): 571–625.
arXiv :
1205.0174 .
doi :
10.1007/s10670-012-9370-y .
S2CID
119329569 .
Błaszczyk, Piotr; Katz, Mikhail G.; Sherry, David (2013). "Ten misconceptions from the history of analysis and their debunking". Found. Sci . 18 (1): 43–74.
arXiv :
1202.4153 .
doi :
10.1007/s10699-012-9285-8 .
S2CID
119134151 .
Katz, Mikhail G.; Sherry, David M. (2012). "Leibniz's laws of continuity and homogeneity". Notices Amer. Math. Soc . 59 (11): 1550–1558.
arXiv :
1211.7188 .
doi :
10.1090/noti921 .
S2CID
42631313 .
Sherry, David (1987). "The wake of Berkeley's Analyst: rigor mathematicae?". Stud. Hist. Philos. Sci . 18 (4): 455–480.
Bibcode :
1987SHPSA..18..455S .
doi :
10.1016/0039-3681(87)90003-3 .
Sherry, David (1997). "On mathematical error". Stud. Hist. Philos. Sci . 28 (3): 393–416.
Bibcode :
1997SHPSA..28..393S .
doi :
10.1016/S0039-3681(96)00024-6 .