Mathematics in Society and History PDF
By:S. Restivo
Published on 2001-11-30 by Springer Science & Business Media
This is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. Following the leads of classical social theorists such as Emile Durkheim, Restivo develops the idea that mathematical concepts and ideas are collective representations, and that it is mathematical communities that create mathematics, not individual mathematicians. The implications of the sociology of mathematics, and especially of pure mathematics, for a sociology of mind are also explored. In general, the author's objective is to explore, conjecture, suggest, and stimulate in order to introduce the sociological perspective on mathematics, and to broaden and deepen the still narrow, shallow path that today carries the sociology of mathematics. This book will interest specialists in the philosophy, history, and sociology of mathematics, persons interested in mathematics education, students of science and society, and people interested in current developments in the social and cultural analysis of science and mathematics.
This Book was ranked at 6 by Google Books for keyword mathematics abacus.
Book ID of Mathematics in Society and History's Books is pN1WaHjvw0sC, Book which was written byS. Restivohave ETAG "/6Fpw3BmHnw"
Book which was published by Springer Science & Business Media since 2001-11-30 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781402000393 and ISBN 10 Code is 1402000391
Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true
Book which have "202 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryEducation
Book was written in en
eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is true
Book Preview
Download Mathematics in Society and History PDF Free
Download Mathematics in Society and History Books Free
Download Mathematics in Society and History Free
Download Mathematics in Society and History PDF
Download Mathematics in Society and History Books
No comments:
Post a Comment