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What Is Mathematics Really
Author | : Reuben Hersh |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1997-08-21 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780198027362 |
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Most philosophers of mathematics treat it as isolated, timeless, ahistorical, inhuman. Reuben Hersh argues the contrary, that mathematics must be understood as a human activity, a social phenomenon, part of human culture, historically evolved, and intelligible only in a social context. Hersh pulls the screen back to reveal mathematics as seen by professionals, debunking many mathematical myths, and demonstrating how the "humanist" idea of the nature of mathematics more closely resembles how mathematicians actually work. At the heart of his book is a fascinating historical account of the mainstream of philosophy--ranging from Pythagoras, Descartes, and Spinoza, to Bertrand Russell, David Hilbert, and Rudolph Carnap--followed by the mavericks who saw mathematics as a human artifact, including Aristotle, Locke, Hume, Mill, and Lakatos. What is Mathematics, Really? reflects an insider's view of mathematical life, and will be hotly debated by anyone with an interest in mathematics or the philosophy of science.
What Is Mathematics Really
Author | : Reuben Hersh |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 1997-08-21 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780199839391 |
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Most philosophers of mathematics treat it as isolated, timeless, ahistorical, inhuman. Reuben Hersh argues the contrary, that mathematics must be understood as a human activity, a social phenomenon, part of human culture, historically evolved, and intelligible only in a social context. Hersh pulls the screen back to reveal mathematics as seen by professionals, debunking many mathematical myths, and demonstrating how the "humanist" idea of the nature of mathematics more closely resembles how mathematicians actually work. At the heart of his book is a fascinating historical account of the mainstream of philosophy--ranging from Pythagoras, Descartes, and Spinoza, to Bertrand Russell, David Hilbert, and Rudolph Carnap--followed by the mavericks who saw mathematics as a human artifact, including Aristotle, Locke, Hume, Mill, and Lakatos. What is Mathematics, Really? reflects an insider's view of mathematical life, and will be hotly debated by anyone with an interest in mathematics or the philosophy of science.
What is Mathematics Really
Author | : Reuben Hersh |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0195130871 |
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Tries to refine the philosophy of mathematics to reflect what mathematicians really do, and argues that mathematics must be understood in a social context.
What is Mathematics
Author | : Richard Courant,Herbert Robbins |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0195105192 |
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The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ability but not real understanding or greater intellectual independence. The new edition of this classic work seeks to address this problem. Its goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. "Lucid . . . easily understandable".--Albert Einstein. 301 linecuts.
What is Mathematics Really
Author | : Reuben Hersh |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780195130874 |
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Tries to refine the philosophy of mathematics to reflect what mathematicians really do, and argues that mathematics must be understood in a social context.
All the Mathematics You Missed
Author | : Thomas A. Garrity |
Publsiher | : 清华大学出版社有限公司 |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 7302090858 |
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What is Mathematics
Author | : Richard Courant |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:918355716 |
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How Not to Be Wrong
Author | : Jordan Ellenberg |
Publsiher | : Penguin Press |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2014-05-29 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9781594205224 |
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A brilliant tour of mathematical thought and a guide to becoming a better thinker, How Not to Be Wrong shows that math is not just a long list of rules to be learned and carried out by rote. Math touches everything we do; It's what makes the world make sense. Using the mathematician's methods and hard-won insights-minus the jargon-professor and popular columnist Jordan Ellenberg guides general readers through his ideas with rigor and lively irreverence, infusing everything from election results to baseball to the existence of God and the psychology of slime molds with a heightened sense of clarity and wonder. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see the hidden structures beneath the messy and chaotic surface of our daily lives. How Not to Be Wrong shows us how--Publisher's description.