The mathematical imagination on the origins and promise of critical theory
During the Weimar Republic, mathematics provided Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer - friends and forerunners of the Frankfurt School - with tools to navigate the crises of modernity. This study explores the histories of mathematics at the origin of critical theory and shows t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Fordham University Press
2019, 2019©2019
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | During the Weimar Republic, mathematics provided Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer - friends and forerunners of the Frankfurt School - with tools to navigate the crises of modernity. This study explores the histories of mathematics at the origin of critical theory and shows the enduring relevance of mathematics for critical thought |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0823283836 9780823283835 |