Uncountable : a philosophical history of number and humanity from antiquity to the present

Material type: 図書

Author: David Nirenberg and Ricardo L. Nirenberg

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication date: 2021

Material Format: Paper

Capacity, size, etc.: -

NDC: -

View All

Notes on use

Note (General)：: Includes bibliographical references and indexSummary: "From the time of Pythagoras, we have been tempted to treat numbers as the ultimate or only trut...

Search by Bookstore

Holdings of Libraries in Japan

This page shows libraries in Japan other than the National Diet Library that hold the material.

List of Cooperating Institutions and Databases

Please contact your local library for information on how to use materials or whether it is possible to request materials from the holding libraries.

other

CiNii Research
Search Service
Paper
You can check the holdings of institutions and databases with which CiNii Research is linked at the site of CiNii Research.
Check the holdings of this book

Search by Bookstore

Bibliographic Record

You can check the details of this material, its authority (keywords that refer to materials on the same subject, author's name, etc.), etc.

Paper

Material Type: 図書
ISBN: 9780226646985
Title: Uncountable : a philosophical history of number and humanity from antiquity to the present
Author/Editor: David Nirenberg and Ricardo L. Nirenberg
Author Heading: Nirenberg, David
Nirenberg, Ricardo L.
Publication, Distribution, etc.: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 2021
Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2021
Place of Publication (Country Code): us
Text Language Code: en
Subject Heading: Mathematics -- History
Mathematics -- Social aspects
Mathematics -- Moral and ethical aspects
LCC: QA21
Target Audience: 一般
Note (General): Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary: "From the time of Pythagoras, we have been tempted to treat numbers as the ultimate or only truth. This book tells the history of that habit of thought. But more, it argues that the logic of counting sacrifices much of what makes us human, and that we have a responsibility to match the objects of our attention to the forms of knowledge that do them justice. Humans have extended the insights and methods of number and mathematics to more and more aspects of the world, even to their gods and their religions.Today those powers are greater than ever, as computation is applied to virtually every aspect of human activity.But the rules of mathematics do not strictly apply to many things-from elementary particles to people-in the world.By subjecting such things to the laws of logic and mathematics, we gain some kinds of knowledge, but we also lose others. How do our choices about what parts of the world to subject to the logics of mathematics affect how we live and how we die?This question is rarely asked, bu
Related Material (URI): https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC05888659#entity
https://lccn.loc.gov/2021007568
Data Provider (Database): 国立情報学研究所 : CiNii Research
Original Data Provider (Database): CiNii Books
https://ci.nii.ac.jp/books
NCID: https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC05888659 : BC05888659
LC Control Number: 2021007568
https://lccn.loc.gov/2021007568