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From Combinatorics to Philosophy

The Legacy of G.-C. Rota

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Ernesto Damiani

    1. Dipto Tecnologie Informatiche, Università Milano, Crema, Italy

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  2. Ottavio D’Antona

    1. Dipto. Informatica e Comunicazione, Università Milano, Milano, Italy

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  3. Vincenzo Marra

    1. Dipto. Informatica e Comunicazione, Università Milano, Milano, Italy

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  4. Fabrizio Palombi

    1. Dipto. Filosofia, Università della Calabria, Cosenza, Italy

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Table of contents (15 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Gian-Carlo Rota, the Man

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Gianco, my Brother

      • Ester Gasperoni Rota
      Pages 3-15

    3. Remembering Gian-Carlo Rota

      • Joseph J. Kohn
      Pages 17-21

  3. Gian-Carlo Rota, the Mathematician

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. A Glimpse of Vector Invariant Theory. The Points of View of Weyl, Rota, De Concini and Procesi, and Grosshans

      • Andrea Brini
      Pages 25-43

    3. Partitions of a Finite Partially Ordered Set

      • Pietro Codara
      Pages 45-59

    4. An Algebra of Pieces of Space — Hermann Grassmann to Gian Carlo Rota

      • Henry Crapo
      Pages 61-90

    5. The Eleventh and Twelveth Problems of Rota’s Fubini Lectures: from Cumulants to Free Probability Theory

      • Elvira Di Nardo, Domenico Senato
      Pages 91-130

    6. Two Examples of Applied Universal Algebra

      • Joseph P.S. Kung
      Pages 131-143

    7. On the Euler Characteristic of Finite Distributive Lattices

      • Emanuele Munarini
      Pages 145-166

    8. Rota, Probability, Algebra and Logic

      • Daniele Mundici
      Pages 167-181

    9. A Symbolic Treatment of Abel Polynomials

      • Pasquale Petrullo
      Pages 183-196

  4. Gian-Carlo Rota, the Philosopher

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Ethics in Thought. Gian-Carlo Rota and Philosophy

      • Francesca Bonicalzi
      Pages 199-209

    3. Indiscrete Variations on Gian-Carlo Rota’s Themes

      • Carlo Cellucci
      Pages 211-228

    4. On the Courage Needed to Do Phenomenology. Rota and Analytic Philosophy

      • Albino Lanciani, Claudio Majolino
      Pages 229-240

    5. Rota’s Philosophical Insights

      • Massimo Mugnai
      Pages 241-249

    6. “A Minority View” Gian-Carlo Rota’s Phenomenological Realism

      • Fabrizio Palombi
      Pages 251-260
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About this book

From Combinatorics to Philosophy: The Legacy of G. -C. Rota provides an assessment of G. -C. Rota's legacy to current international research issues in mathematics, philosophy and computer science.

This volume includes chapters by leading researchers, as well as a number of invited research papers. Rota’s legacy connects European and Italian research communities to the USA by providing inspiration to several generations of researchers in combinatorics, philosophy and computer science.

From Combinatorics to Philosophy: The Legacy of G. -C. Rota is of valuable interest to research institutions and university libraries worldwide. This book is also designed for advanced-level students in mathematics, computer science, and philosophy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipto Tecnologie Informatiche, Università Milano, Crema, Italy

    Ernesto Damiani

  • Dipto. Informatica e Comunicazione, Università Milano, Milano, Italy

    Ottavio D’Antona, Vincenzo Marra

  • Dipto. Filosofia, Università della Calabria, Cosenza, Italy

    Fabrizio Palombi

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