Arthur, Richard -

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Personal Information
First Name: 
Richard
Last Name: 
Arthur
Department / Program: 
OTHER
Other: 
Philosophy
University Affiliation: 
McMaster University
Phone: 
9055259140
Extension: 
23470
Email Address: 
rarthur@mcmaster.ca
Area of Research
Subject: 
Mathematics
Physics
Geographical Region: 
Europe
Germany
Time Period: 
17th Century
20th Century
Specific Area of Research: 
Early modern philosophy (especially Leibniz); philosophy of time and space; history and philosophy of science and mathematics; history of materialism
Academics
PHD Program: 
Philosophy
PHD University: 
University of Western Ontario
PHD Date: 
1981
Major Publications: 
Natural Deduction: An introduction to logic with real arguments, a little history and some humour. Broadview Press. May, 2011. Leibniz: The Labyrinth of the Continuum (2001) "Leibniz's Theory of Space", for a volume on 17th C space-time ed. Karin Verelst and Maarten Van Dyck (Springer: Foundations of Science Series) (40 pp., 15,881 words.)
Membership in Academic Societies: 
Canadian Philosophy Association Society for Exact Philosophy Leibniz Society of America Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
Courses Taught: 
Leibniz and the Labyrinth Origins of Space-time Social Construction of Continental Thought Intro Logic Natural Philosophy of Descartes and Leibniz Philosophy of Time Problems of Philosophy Introduction to the History of Modern Science Enlightenment Philosophy Science and Society What is Life? Philosophy of Physics Early Modern Philosophy Physics and the Mind of God The Infinite Cosmos and Revolution Intermediate Logic Theories of the Universe Introduction to the Philosophy of Science Quantum Reality A Hitchhiker's Guide to Philosophy History of Materialism Philosophy of Science