Figures of Thought: Mathematics and Mathematical Texts - Image 1

£136.27

Routledge Figures of Thought: Mathematics and Mathematical Texts

Name: Figures of Thought: Mathematics and Mathematical Texts
Brand: Routledge
Price: 127.67 GBP
Availability: InStock

SD3FBAMM0730201831

Philosophy of Science

Price History & Forecast

Last 79 days • 79 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 79 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £136 (39 days, 49.4%)

Price range: £128 - £136

Price levels: 3 different prices over 79 days

Description

Product Description Rarely has the history or philosophy of mathematics been written about by mathematicians, and the analysis of mathematical texts themselves has been an area almost entirely unexplored. Figures of Thought looks at ways in which mathematical works can be read as texts, examines their textual strategies and demonstrates that such readings provide a rich source of philosophical issues regarding mathematics: issues which traditional approaches to the history and philosophy of mathematics have neglected. David Reed, a professional mathematician himself, offers the first sustained and critical attempt to find a consistent argument or narrative thread in mathematical texts. In doing so he develops new and fascinating interpretations of mathematicians' work throughout history, from an in-depth analysis of Euclid's Elements, to the mathematics of Descartes and right up to the work of contemporary mathematicians such as Grothendeick. He also traces the implications of this approach to the understanding of the history and development of mathematics. Review 'A remarkably wide-ranging discussion of the language, aims, and methods of geometry from Greek antiquity, via Descartes, up to Weil, Grothendeick, and beyond.' - David Fowler, University of Warwick From the Back Cover Figures of Thought looks at ways in which mathematical works can be read as texts and demonstrates that such readings provide a rich source of philosophical issues relating to mathematics; issues which are directly relevant to working mathematicians and which traditional approaches to the history and philosophy of mathematics have largely ignored.

Product Specifications

Brand: Routledge
Model: SD3FBAMM0730201831
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415081467
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > History & Philosophy > Philosophy of Science
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 December 1994
Listed Since: 13 February 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Routledge Figures of Thought: Mathematics and Mathematical Texts

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Geometry in Secondary Schools (ICME-13 Monographs)

5000 Jahre Geometrie: Geschichte, Kulturen, Menschen (Vom Zählstein zum Computer)

Thought: A Philosophical History (Rewriting the History of Philosophy)

Nature, Artforms, and the World Around Us: An Introduction to the Regions of Aesthetic Experience

Teaching and Learning of Knot Theory in School Mathematics

Classical Mathematics from Al-Khwarizmi to Descartes (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East)

Invited Lectures from the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13 Monographs)

Uncovering Student Thinking in Mathematics: 25 Formative Assessment Probes

Critical Mathematics Education: Theory, Praxis and Reality (Cognition, Equity & Society: International Perspectives)

1,2,3 Parcours - Géométrie Cycle 2: Une pédagogie différenciée pour progresser en confiance !

Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics: The CSHPM 2018 Volume (Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosop)

Mathematics and the Divine: A Historical Study

Lessons in Geometry: I. Plane Geometry (Monograph Books)

Rods, Sets and Arrows: The Rise and Fall of Modern Mathematics in Belgium (History of Mathematics Education)

Geometry in History

Freedom, Action, and Motivation in Spinoza’s "Ethics" (Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy)

Una Nueva Crítica del Pensamiento Teórico: Vol. 3: Las Estructuras de Individualidad de la Realidad Temporal

Geometrical Objects: Architecture and the Mathematical Sciences 1400-1800: 38 (Archimedes, 38)

The Genealogy of Knowledge: Analytical Essays in the History of Philosophy and Science (Routledge Revivals)

Formes quadratiques et géométrie: Une introduction et un peu plus

Mathematics Unbound: The Evolution of an International Mathematical Research Community, 1800-1945 (History of Mathematics)

Aspects of Teaching Secondary Mathematics: Perspectives on Practice

A Century of Advancing Mathematics (Spectrum)

Mathematical Knowledge in Teaching: 50 (Mathematics Education Library, 50)