Cultures of Mathematics and Logic
Selected Papers from the Conference in Guangzhou, China, November 9-12, 2012
Editors: Ju, S., Löwe, B., Müller, Th., Xie, Y. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Presents papers that constitute part of a much-needed meta-discussion on the direction of the field
- Particularly highlights Asian cultures of mathematics and logic (with papers on ancient Chinese and Indian texts)
- Philosophy of Mathematical Practice is a growing field, and the cultural angle is a particularly important aspect
- Gathers papers by leading authors in the field
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- About this book
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This book gathers the proceedings of the conference "Cultures of Mathematics and Logic," held in Guangzhou, China. The event was the third in a series of interdisciplinary, international conferences emphasizing the cultural components of philosophy of mathematics and logic. It brought together researchers from many disciplines whose work sheds new light on the diversity of mathematical and logical cultures and practices. In this context, the cultural diversity can be diachronical (different cultures in different historical periods), geographical (different cultures in different regions), or sociological in nature.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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What Are Mathematical Cultures?
Pages 1-22
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Philosophy or Not? The Study of Cultures and Practices of Mathematics
Pages 23-42
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Abacus as a Programming Language: Computer Science and History of Mathematics
Pages 43-59
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Mathematics in Engineering and Science
Pages 61-79
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A Fashionable Curiosity: Claudius Ptolemy’s ‘Desire for Knowledge’ in Literary Context
Pages 81-105
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Cultures of Mathematics and Logic
- Book Subtitle
- Selected Papers from the Conference in Guangzhou, China, November 9-12, 2012
- Editors
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- Shier Ju
- Benedikt Löwe
- Thomas Müller
- Yun Xie
- Series Title
- Trends in the History of Science
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Basel
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-31502-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-31502-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-31500-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-81053-9
- Series ISSN
- 2297-2951
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 123
- Number of Illustrations
- 17 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
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