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Humanizing mathematics and its philosophy
essays celebrating the 90th birthday of Reuben Hersh
Abstract
This Festschrift contains numerous colorful and eclectic essays from well-known mathematicians, philosophers, logicians, and linguists celebrating the 90th birthday of Reuben Hersh. The essays offer, in part, attempts to answer the following questions set forth by Reuben himself as a focus for this volume:Can practicing mathematicians, as such, contribute anything to the philosophy of math? Can or should philosophers of math, as such, say anything to practicing mathematicians?Twenty or fifty years from now, what will be similar, and what will, or could, or should be altogether different: About the philosophy of math? About math education? About math research institutions? About data processing and scientific computing?The essays also offer glimpses into Reuben’s fertile mind and his lasting influence on the mathematical community, as well as revealing the diverse roots, obstacles and philosophical dispositions that characterize the working lives of mathematicians. With contributions from a veritable “who’s who” list of 20th century luminaries from mathematics and philosophy, as well as from Reuben himself, this volume will appeal to a wide variety of readers from curious undergraduates to prominent mathematicians.
Details | Table of Contents
exploring the three worlds of mathematics
pp.39-44
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_5brains, internet, and civilizations
pp.85-96
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_9Kant, geometry, and number theory
pp.97-114
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_10exploring the (im)possibility of automating mathematical understanding
pp.173-198
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_16pp.199-213
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_17pp.223-251
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_19pp.253-289
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_20pp.309-327
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_22Bézout's theorem
pp.329-345
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_23a nontechnical assessment
pp.351-354
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7_25Publication details
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Place: Basel
Year: 2017
Pages: 363
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-61231-7
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-61230-0
ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-61231-7
Full citation:
Sriraman Bharath (2017) Humanizing mathematics and its philosophy: essays celebrating the 90th birthday of Reuben Hersh. Basel, Birkhäuser.