Mathematics, A K Peters Books
Mathematics And Common Sense
A Case of Creative Tension
Author:
Davis, Philip J.
Isbn 13:
9781568812700
ISBN: 1568812701
Pub Date:
Nov 30, 2006
Publisher:
A K Peters, Ltd.
Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
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This book is addressed to all who are curious about the nature of mathematics and its role in society. It is neither a text book nor a specialists book. It consists of a number of loosely linked essays that may be read independently and for which I have tried to provide a leitmotif by throwing light on the relationship between mathematics and common sense. In these essays I hope to foster a critical attitude towards both the existence of common sense in mathematics and the ambiguous role that it can play.
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