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In Measure, Number, and Weight
Jens Hoyrup
其他書名
Studies in Mathematics and Culture
出版SUNY Press, 1994-09-08
主題Social Science / Sociology / GeneralMathematics / History & PhilosophyMathematics / General
ISBN07914182279780791418222
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7vPIqNXqyd4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Jens Hoyrup, recognized as the leading authority in social studies of pre-modern mathematics, here provides a social study of the changing mode of mathematical thought through history. His "anthropology" of mathematics is a unique approach to its history, in which he examines its pursuit and development as conditioned by the wider social and cultural context.

Hoyrup moves from comparing features of Sumero-Babylonian, Mesopotamian, Ancient Greek, and Latin Medieval mathematics, to examining the character of Islamic practitioners of mathematics. He also looks at the impact of ideologies and philosophy on mathematics from Latin High Middle ages through the late Renaissance. Finally, he examines modern and contemporary mathematics, drawing out recurring themes in mathematical knowledge.