%0 Journal Article %T El m¨¦todo de investigaci¨®n de Arqu¨ªmedes de Siracusa: Intuici¨®n, mec¨¢nica y exhauci¨®n %A Molina %A ¨¢ngel %J Revista de Filosof¨ªa %D 2008 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X in this paper the basic scheme of archimedes of syracuse£¿s investigative method is presented, as well as its historical and scientific implications. for this purpose the two fundamental procedures of such method will be evaluated: the application of an innovative heuristic method of mechanical nature, and the further proof of such results through the exhaustion method. %K archimedes %K heuristic method %K proof %K exhaustion %K infinitesimal calculus. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0798-11712008000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en