Mathematics in Society and History Sociological Inquiries
This is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. Fol...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1992, 1992
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1992 |
| Series: | Episteme, A Series in the Foundational, Methodological, Philosophical, Psychological, Sociological, and Political Aspects of the Sciences, Pure and Applied
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- 1: Mathematics and Culture
- 2: Mathematics from the Ground Up
- II. Mathematical Traditions
- 3: The Mathematics of Survival in China
- 4: Mathematics in Context: The Arabic-Islamic Golden Age
- 5: Indian Mathematics: A History of Episodes
- 6: Mathematics and Renaissance in Japan
- 7: Conflict, Social Change, and Mathematics in Europe
- III: Math Worlds
- 8: Mathematics as Representation
- 9: Foundations of the Sociology of Pure Mathematics
- 10: The Social Relations of Pure Mathematics
- Bibliographic Epilogue
- Notes To Chapter 7
- Name Index