Gaston Milhaud
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Gaston Milhaud was a French
philosopher and historian of science
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Gaston Milhaud studied mathematics with Gaston Darboux at the École Normale Supérieure
. In 1881 he took a teaching post at the University of Le Havre
. In 1891 he became professor of mathematics at Montpellier University, and in 1895 became professor of philosophy there. In 1909 a chair in the history of philosophy in its relationship to the sciences was created for him at the Sorbonne
. Milhaud's successor in the chair was Abel Rey
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
philosopher and historian of science
History of science
The history of science is the study of the historical development of human understandings of the natural world and the domains of the social sciences....
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Gaston Milhaud studied mathematics with Gaston Darboux at the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
. In 1881 he took a teaching post at the University of Le Havre
University of Le Havre
The University of Le Havre is a French university, in the Academy of Rouen.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy* Le Havre...
. In 1891 he became professor of mathematics at Montpellier University, and in 1895 became professor of philosophy there. In 1909 a chair in the history of philosophy in its relationship to the sciences was created for him at the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. Milhaud's successor in the chair was Abel Rey
Abel Rey
Abel Rey was a French philosopher and historian of science.Abel Rey succeeded Gaston Milhaud as professor of the history of philosophy in its relation to science at the Sorbonne, and established the Institut d'histoire des sciences et des techniques to encourage cooperation between the sciences...
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Works
- Leçons sur les origines de la science grecque, Paris, F.Alcan, 1893
- Essai sur les conditions et les limites de la certitude logique, 1894
- Le rationnel: études complémentaires à l'Essai sur la certitude logique, 1898
- Les philosophes-géomètres de la Grèce, Platon et ses prédécesseurs, Paris, 1900
- Études sur la pensée scientifique chez les Grecs et chez les modernes, Paris, 1906
- Nouvelles études sur l'histoire de la pensée scientifique, 1910
- Descartes savant, Paris, 1921
- La philosophie de Charles Renouvier, 1927
- Études sur Cournot, 1927