Mathematics as Sign: Writing, Imagining, Counting

by Brian Rotman

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Two features of mathematics stand out: its menagerie of seemingly eternal objects (numbers, spaces, patterns, functions, categories, morphisms, graphs, and so on), and the hieroglyphics of special notations, signs, symbols, and diagrams associated with them. The author challenges the widespread belief in the extra-human origins of these objects and the understanding of mathematics as either a purely mental activity about them or a formal game of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804736847

ISBN13:9780804736848

Release Date:August 2000

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Education & Reference History & Philosophy Math Mathematics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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