Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking And Being (Penguin Mathematics S.) - Tapa blanda

Barrow, John D.

 
9780140231090: Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking And Being (Penguin Mathematics S.)
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ISBN 10: 0140231099 ISBN 13: 9780140231090
Editorial: Penguin, 1993

Sinopsis

We have learnt that there is safety in numbers. Our understanding of the world around us has grown with our appreciation of its habits and repetitions. We live in a world of consequences rather than coincidences. This understanding of the way the world is founded upon our discovery of the power and utility of "number" in unravelling its innermost workings. From the farthest reaches of space to the inner space of elementary particles of matter we have found the world to dance to a mathematical tune. This book takes a philosophical look at mathematics, and asks whether it is just a human invention, a discovery, part of the mind of God, or a game played on paper with any rules we like. It should be of interest to physicists, philosophers of science, and general readers.

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We have learnt that there is safety in numbers. Our understanding of the world around us has grown with our appreciation of its habits and repetitions. We live in a world of consequences rather than coincidences. This understanding of the way the world is founded upon our discovery of the power and utility of "number" in unravelling its innermost workings. From the farthest reaches of space to the inner space of elementary particles of matter we have found the world to dance to a mathematical tune. This book takes a philosophical look at mathematics, and asks whether it is just a human invention, a discovery, part of the mind of God, or a game played on paper with any rules we like. It should be of interest to physicists, philosophers of science, and general readers.

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Editorial
Penguin
Año de publicación
1993
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0140231099
ISBN 13 
9780140231090
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Número de páginas
336
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9780316082594: Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being

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