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Mathematics as a Cultural System

Raymond Louis Wilder

出版	Pergamon Press, 1981
主題	Mathematics / History & PhilosophySocial Science / General
ISBN	00802579689780080257969
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=TvwtakwWsi8C&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Mathematics as a Cultural System discusses the relationship between mathematics and culture. The book is comprised of eight chapters discussing topics that support the concept of mathematics as a cultural system. Chapter I deals with the nature of culture and cultural systems, while Chapter 2 provides examples of cultural patterns observable in the evolution of mechanics. Chapter III treats historical episodes as a laboratory for the illustration of patterns and forces that have been operative in cultural change. Chapter IV covers hereditary stress, and Chapter V discusses consolidation as a f ...