Title:
Where mathematics comes from : how the embodied mind brings mathematics into being / George Lakoff, Rafael E. Nâuنnez.
Author:
Lakoff, George.
Nâuنnez, Rafael E., 1960-
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-472) and index.
Pt.I. The embodiment of mathematics -- pt.II. Algebra, logic, and sets -- pt.III. The embodiment of infinity -- pt.IV. Banning space and motion: the discretization program that shaped modern mathematics -- Le trou normand: A classic paradox of infinity -- pt.V. Implications for the philosophy of mathematics -- pt.VI. A case study of the cognitive structure of classical mathematics.
A study of the cognitive science of mathematical ideas.
Publisher:
Basic Books,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
0465037712
Subject:
Number concept.
Mathematics -- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
Contents:
Pt.I. The embodiment of mathematics -- pt.II. Algebra, logic, and sets -- pt.III. The embodiment of infinity -- pt.IV. Banning space and motion: the discretization program that shaped modern mathematics -- Le trou normand: A classic paradox of infinity -- pt.V. Implications for the philosophy of mathematics -- pt.VI. A case study of the cognitive structure of classical mathematics.
Physical Description:
xvii, 492 p. : ill. ;
Publication Date:
c2000.
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