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The Nature and Development of Mathematics - Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Cognition, Learning and Culture (Hardcover):... The Nature and Development of Mathematics - Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Cognition, Learning and Culture (Hardcover)
John Adams, Patrick Barmby, Alex Mesoudi
R4,562 Discovery Miles 45 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From an infant's first grasp of quantity to Einstein's theory of relativity, the human experience of number has intrigued researchers for centuries. Numeracy and mathematics have played fundamental roles in the development of societies and civilisations, and yet there is an essential mystery to these concepts, evidenced by the fear many people still feel when confronted by apparently simple sums. Including perspectives from anthropology, education and psychology, The Nature and Development of Mathematics addresses three core questions: Is maths natural? What is the impact of our culture and environment on mathematical thinking? And how can we improve our mathematical ability? Examining the cognitive processes that we use, the origins of these skills and their cultural context, and how learning and teaching can be supported in the classroom, the book contextualises each issue within the wider field, arguing that only by taking a cross-disciplinary perspective can we fully understand what it means to be numerate, as well as how we become numerate in our modern world. This is a unique collection including contributions from a range of renowned international researchers. It will be of interest to students and researchers across cognitive psychology, cultural anthropology and educational research.

Lectures on Inductive Logic (Hardcover): Jon Williamson Lectures on Inductive Logic (Hardcover)
Jon Williamson
R3,183 Discovery Miles 31 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Logic is a field studied mainly by researchers and students of philosophy, mathematics and computing. Inductive logic seeks to determine the extent to which the premisses of an argument entail its conclusion, aiming to provide a theory of how one should reason in the face of uncertainty. It has applications to decision making and artificial intelligence, as well as how scientists should reason when not in possession of the full facts. In this book, Jon Williamson embarks on a quest to find a general, reasonable, applicable inductive logic (GRAIL), all the while examining why pioneers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Rudolf Carnap did not entirely succeed in this task. Along the way he presents a general framework for the field, and reaches a new inductive logic, which builds upon recent developments in Bayesian epistemology (a theory about how strongly one should believe the various propositions that one can express). The book explores this logic in detail, discusses some key criticisms, and considers how it might be justified. Is this truly the GRAIL? Although the book presents new research, this material is well suited to being delivered as a series of lectures to students of philosophy, mathematics, or computing and doubles as an introduction to the field of inductive logic

Towards Non-Being (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Graham Priest Towards Non-Being (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Graham Priest
R4,028 Discovery Miles 40 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Towards Non-Being presents an account of the semantics of intentional language-verbs such as 'believes', 'fears', 'seeks', 'imagines'. Graham Priest tackles problems concerning intentional states which are often brushed under the carpet in discussions of intentionality, such as their failure to be closed under deducibility. Priest's account draws on the work of the late Richard Routley (Sylvan), and proceeds in terms of objects that may be either existent or non-existent, at worlds that may be either possible or impossible. Since Russell, non-existent objects have had a bad press in Western philosophy; Priest mounts a full-scale defence. In the process, he offers an account of both fictional and mathematical objects as non-existent. The book will be of central interest to anyone who is concerned with intentionality in the philosophy of mind or philosophy of language, the metaphysics of existence and identity, the philosophy or fiction, the philosophy of mathematics, or cognitive representation in AI. This updated second edition adds ten new chapters to the original eight. These further develop the ideas of the first edition, reply to critics, and explore new areas of relevance. New topics covered include: conceivability, realism/antirealism concerning non-existent objects, self-deception, and the verb to be.

Towards Non-Being (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Graham Priest Towards Non-Being (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Graham Priest
R1,683 Discovery Miles 16 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Towards Non-Being presents an account of the semantics of intentional language-verbs such as 'believes', 'fears', 'seeks', 'imagines'. Graham Priest tackles problems concerning intentional states which are often brushed under the carpet in discussions of intentionality, such as their failure to be closed under deducibility. Priest's account draws on the work of the late Richard Routley (Sylvan), and proceeds in terms of objects that may be either existent or non-existent, at worlds that may be either possible or impossible. Since Russell, non-existent objects have had a bad press in Western philosophy; Priest mounts a full-scale defence. In the process, he offers an account of both fictional and mathematical objects as non-existent. The book will be of central interest to anyone who is concerned with intentionality in the philosophy of mind or philosophy of language, the metaphysics of existence and identity, the philosophy or fiction, the philosophy of mathematics, or cognitive representation in AI. This updated second edition adds ten new chapters to the original eight. These further develop the ideas of the first edition, reply to critics, and explore new areas of relevance. New topics covered include: conceivability, realism/antirealism concerning non-existent objects, self-deception, and the verb to be.

The Booles and the Hintons - Two Dynasties That Helped Shape the Modern World (Hardcover): Gerry Kennedy The Booles and the Hintons - Two Dynasties That Helped Shape the Modern World (Hardcover)
Gerry Kennedy
R905 Discovery Miles 9 050 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In 1983 Gerry Kennedy set off on a tour through Russia, China, Japan and the USA to visit others involved in the global anti-war movement. Only dimly aware of his Victorian ancestors: George Boole, forefather of the digital revolution and James Hinton, eccentric philosopher and advocate of polygamy, he had directly followed in the footsteps of two dynasties of radical thinkers and doers.Their notable achievements, in which the women were particularly prominent, involved many spheres. Boole's wife, Mary Everest, niece of George Everest, surveyor of the eponymous mountain, was an early advocate of hands-on education. Of the five talented Boole daughters, Ethel Voynich, wife of the discoverer of the enigmatic, still unexplained Voynich Manuscript, campaigned with Russian anarchists to overthrow the Tsar. Her 1897 novel The Gadfly, filmed later with music by Shostakovich, sold in millions behind the Iron Curtain. She was rumoured to have had an affair with the notorious 'Ace of Spies', Sidney Reilly. One of Ethel's sisters married Charles Howard Hinton: a leading exponent of the esoteric realm of the fourth dimension and inventor of the gunpowder baseball-pitcher.Of their descendants, Carmelita Hinton also pioneered progressive education in the USA at her school in Putney, Vermont. Her children dedicated their lives to Mao's China. Appalled by the dropping on Japan of the atomic bomb that she had helped design, Joan Hinton defected to China and actively engaged in the Cultural Revolution. William Hinton wrote the influential documentary Fanshen based on his experience in 1948 of revolutionary change in a Shanxi village. Other members of the clan became renowned in their fields of physics, entomology and botany. Their combined legacy of independent and constructive thinking is perhaps typified by the invention of the Jungle Gym: the climbing-frame now used by children the world over. In The Booles and the Hintons the author embarks on a quest to reveal the stories behind their remarkable lives.

Apercus Fondamentaux de Philosophie Mathematique (French, Paperback): Joseph Emile Filachou Apercus Fondamentaux de Philosophie Mathematique (French, Paperback)
Joseph Emile Filachou
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mathematicians and their Gods - Interactions between mathematics and religious beliefs (Hardcover): Snezana Lawrence, Mark... Mathematicians and their Gods - Interactions between mathematics and religious beliefs (Hardcover)
Snezana Lawrence, Mark McCartney
R1,866 Discovery Miles 18 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

To open a newspaper or turn on the television it would appear that science and religion are polar opposites - mutually exclusive bedfellows competing for hearts and minds. There is little indication of the rich interaction between religion and science throughout history, much of which continues today. From ancient to modern times, mathematicians have played a key role in this interaction. This is a book on the relationship between mathematics and religious beliefs. It aims to show that, throughout scientific history, mathematics has been used to make sense of the 'big' questions of life, and that religious beliefs sometimes drove mathematicians to mathematics to help them make sense of the world. Containing contributions from a wide array of scholars in the fields of philosophy, history of science and history of mathematics, this book shows that the intersection between mathematics and theism is rich in both culture and character. Chapters cover a fascinating range of topics including the Sect of the Pythagoreans, Newton's views on the apocalypse, Charles Dodgson's Anglican faith and Goedel's proof of the existence of God.

Carl Friedrich Gauss Und Christopher Hansteen - Der Briefwechsel Beider Gelehrten Im Historischen Kontext (German, Hardcover):... Carl Friedrich Gauss Und Christopher Hansteen - Der Briefwechsel Beider Gelehrten Im Historischen Kontext (German, Hardcover)
Karin Reich, Elena Roussanova
R7,336 Discovery Miles 73 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin,1687) (Latin, Paperback): Isaac Newton Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin,1687) (Latin, Paperback)
Isaac Newton
R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
David Hilbert y los fundamentos de la geometria (1891-1905) (Spanish, Paperback): Eduardo N Giovannini David Hilbert y los fundamentos de la geometria (1891-1905) (Spanish, Paperback)
Eduardo N Giovannini
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Deleuze and the History of Mathematics - In Defense of the 'New' (Paperback, Nippod): Simon Duffy Deleuze and the History of Mathematics - In Defense of the 'New' (Paperback, Nippod)
Simon Duffy
R1,641 Discovery Miles 16 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gilles Deleuze's engagements with mathematics, replete in his work, rely upon the construction of alternative lineages in the history of mathematics, which challenge some of the self imposed limits that regulate the canonical concepts of the discipline. For Deleuze, these challenges provide an opportunity to reconfigure particular philosophical problems - for example, the problem of individuation - and to develop new concepts in response to them. The highly original research presented in this book explores the mathematical construction of Deleuze's philosophy, as well as addressing the undervalued and often neglected question of the mathematical thinkers who influenced his work. In the wake of Alain Badiou's recent and seemingly devastating attack on the way the relation between mathematics and philosophy is configured in Deleuze's work, Simon B.Duffy offers a robust defence of the structure of Deleuze's philosophy and, in particular, the adequacy of the mathematical problems used in its construction. By reconciling Badiou and Deleuze's seemingly incompatible engagements with mathematics, Duffy succeeds in presenting a solid foundation for Deleuze's philosophy, rebuffing the recent challenges against it.

Essai Sur l'Histoire Generale Des Mathematiques. Tome 1 (Ed.1802) (French, Paperback, 1802 ed.): Charles Bossut Essai Sur l'Histoire Generale Des Mathematiques. Tome 1 (Ed.1802) (French, Paperback, 1802 ed.)
Charles Bossut
R882 Discovery Miles 8 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik in Alterthum Und Mittelalter (Ed.1874) (French, Paperback, 1874 ed.): Hermann Hankel Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik in Alterthum Und Mittelalter (Ed.1874) (French, Paperback, 1874 ed.)
Hermann Hankel
R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quitting Certainties - A Bayesian Framework Modeling Degrees of Belief (Paperback): Michael G. Titelbaum Quitting Certainties - A Bayesian Framework Modeling Degrees of Belief (Paperback)
Michael G. Titelbaum
R1,582 Discovery Miles 15 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Michael G. Titelbaum presents a new Bayesian framework for modeling rational degrees of belief, called the Certainty-Loss Framework. Subjective Bayesianism is epistemologists' standard theory of how individuals should change their degrees of belief over time. But despite the theory's power, it is widely recognized to fail for situations agents face every day-cases in which agents forget information, or in which they assign degrees of belief to self-locating claims. Quitting Certainties argues that these failures stem from a common source: the inability of Conditionalization (Bayesianism's traditional updating rule) to model claims' going from certainty at an earlier time to less-than-certainty later on. It then presents a new Bayesian updating framework that accurately represents rational requirements on agents who undergo certainty loss. Titelbaum develops this new framework from the ground up, assuming little technical background on the part of his reader. He interprets Bayesian theories as formal models of rational requirements, leading him to discuss both the elements that go into a formal model and the general principles that link formal systems to norms. By reinterpreting Bayesian methodology and altering the theory's updating rules, Titelbaum is able to respond to a host of challenges to Bayesianism both old and new. These responses lead in turn to deeper questions about commitment, consistency, and the nature of information. Quitting Certainties presents the first systematic, comprehensive Bayesian framework unifying the treatment of memory loss and context-sensitivity. It develops this framework, motivates it, compares it to alternatives, then applies it to cases in epistemology, decision theory, the theory of identity, and the philosophy of quantum mechanics.

Bernard Bolzano: Theory of Science (Multiple copy pack): Paul Rusnock, Rolf George Bernard Bolzano: Theory of Science (Multiple copy pack)
Paul Rusnock, Rolf George
R18,217 Discovery Miles 182 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the first complete English translation of Bernard Bolzano's four-volume Wissenschaftslehre or Theory of Science, a masterwork of theoretical philosophy. Bolzano (1781-1848), one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, was a man of many parts. Best known in his own time as a teacher and public intellectual, he was also a mathematician and logician of rare ability, the peer of other pioneers of modern mathematical logic such as Boole, Frege, and Peirce. As Professor of Religion at the Charles University in Prague from 1805, he proved to be a courageous and determined critic of abuses in church and state, a powerful advocate for reform. Dismissed by the Emperor in 1819 for political reasons, he left public life and spent the next decade working on his "theory of science," which he also called logic. The resulting Wissenschaftslehre, first published in 1837, is a monumental, wholly original study in logic, epistemology, heuristics, and scientific methodology. Unlike most logical studies of the period, it is not concerned with the "psychological self-consciousness of the thinking mind." Instead, it develops logic as the science of "propositions in themselves" and their parts, especially the relations between these entities. It offers, for the first time in the history of logic, a viable definition of consequence (or deducibility), and a novel view of probability. Giving constant attention to Bolzano's predecessors and contemporaries, with particular emphasis on Kant, this richly documented work is also a valuable source for the history of logic and philosophy. Each volume of the edition is accompanied by a detailed introduction, which alerts the reader to the historical context of Bolzano's work and illuminates its continued relevance.

Cours D'analyse De L'ecole Polytechnique, Volume 1... - Primary Source Edition (French, Paperback): Camille Jordan Cours D'analyse De L'ecole Polytechnique, Volume 1... - Primary Source Edition (French, Paperback)
Camille Jordan
R1,055 Discovery Miles 10 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Cours D'analyse De L'ecole Polytechnique, Volume 1; Cours D'analyse De L'ecole Polytechnique; Camille Jordan 2 Camille Jordan s.n., 1893 Calculus; Calculus of variations; Curves, Plane; Differential equations; Functions; Mathematical analysis; Series, Infinite

Thinking about Mathematics - The Philosophy of Mathematics (Paperback): Stewart Shapiro Thinking about Mathematics - The Philosophy of Mathematics (Paperback)
Stewart Shapiro
R1,404 Discovery Miles 14 040 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Thinking about Mathematics covers the range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics. The text describes the questions about mathematics that motivated philosophers throughout its history and covers historical figures, such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. It presents the major positions and arguments concerning mathematics throughout the twentieth century, bringing the reader up to the present positions and battle lines.

Blaise Pascal (Ed.1891) (French, Paperback, 1891 ed.): Joseph Bertrand Blaise Pascal (Ed.1891) (French, Paperback, 1891 ed.)
Joseph Bertrand
R885 Discovery Miles 8 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Essai Sur l'Histoire Generale Des Mathematiques. Tome 2 (Ed.1802) (French, Paperback, 1802 ed.): Charles Bossut Essai Sur l'Histoire Generale Des Mathematiques. Tome 2 (Ed.1802) (French, Paperback, 1802 ed.)
Charles Bossut
R912 Discovery Miles 9 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
6000 Jahre Mathematik - Eine kulturgeschichtliche Zeitreise - 2. Von Euler bis zur Gegenwart (German, Paperback, 2009 ed.):... 6000 Jahre Mathematik - Eine kulturgeschichtliche Zeitreise - 2. Von Euler bis zur Gegenwart (German, Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Heinz-Wilhelm Alten; Hans Wussing; Contributions by Heiko Wesemuller-Kock
R1,179 Discovery Miles 11 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Mit dem Namen Euler wird vielfach der Beginn der modernen Mathematik verknupft. Ausgehend von seinem Leben und seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit wird im zweiten Teil der mathematisch-kulturhistorischen Zeitreise der Werdegang der heutigen Mathematik schrittweise nachvollzogen und illustriert.

Da ein vollstandiger Uberblick uber die hoch komplexe und fragmentiert Entwicklung der Mathematik im ausgehenden 20. Jahrhundert auf kurzem Raum unmoglich, hat sich der Autor auf wichtige und exemplarische Entwicklungen konzentriert.

Abgerundet wird der Band durch einen Ausblick von E. Zeidler uber zukunftige Forschungsschwerpunkte innerhalb der Mathematik.

Ein spannendes Lesevergnugen fur Mathematiker und alle an Mathematik und seiner Geschichte als Teil unserer Kultur Interessierten

Der zweite Band umfasst die Zeit von Euler bis zur Gegenwart.
Der erste Band umfasst die Zeit von den Ursprungen bis zur Zeit der wissenschaftlichen Revolution des 17. Jahrhunderts."

C. G. J. Jacobi's Gesammelte Werke. Band 6 (Ed.1881-1891) (French, Paperback): Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi C. G. J. Jacobi's Gesammelte Werke. Band 6 (Ed.1881-1891) (French, Paperback)
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dissertatio de Arte Combinatoria, in Qua, Ex Arithmeticae Fundamentis, (Ed.1666) (French, Paperback, 1666 ed.): Gottfried... Dissertatio de Arte Combinatoria, in Qua, Ex Arithmeticae Fundamentis, (Ed.1666) (French, Paperback, 1666 ed.)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mathematical Thinking: How To Develop It In The Classroom (Paperback): Shigeo Katagiri, Masami Isoda Mathematical Thinking: How To Develop It In The Classroom (Paperback)
Shigeo Katagiri, Masami Isoda
R1,342 Discovery Miles 13 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Developing mathematical thinking is one of major aims of mathematics education. In mathematics education research, there are a number of researches which describe what it is and how we can observe in experimental research. However, teachers have difficulties developing it in the classrooms.

This book is the result of lesson studies over the past 50 years. It describes three perspectives of mathematical thinking: Mathematical Attitude (Minds set), Mathematical Methods in General and Mathematical Ideas with Content and explains how to develop them in the classroom with illuminating examples.

A First Course in Logic - An Introduction to Model Theory, Proof Theory, Computability, and Complexity (Paperback): Shawn Hedman A First Course in Logic - An Introduction to Model Theory, Proof Theory, Computability, and Complexity (Paperback)
Shawn Hedman
R3,517 Discovery Miles 35 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The ability to reason and think in a logical manner forms the basis of learning for most mathematics, computer science, philosophy and logic students. Based on the author's teaching notes at the University of Maryland and aimed at a broad audience, this text covers the fundamental topics in classical logic in an extremely clear, thorough and accurate style that is accessible to all the above. Covering propositional logic, first-order logic, and second-order logic, as well as proof theory, computability theory, and model theory, the text also contains numerous carefully graded exercises and is ideal for a first or refresher course.

The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (Paperback): Paolo Mancosu The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (Paperback)
Paolo Mancosu
R2,017 Discovery Miles 20 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contemporary philosophy of mathematics offers us an embarrassment of riches. Among the major areas of work one could list developments of the classical foundational programs, analytic approaches to epistemology and ontology of mathematics, and developments at the intersection of history and philosophy of mathematics. But anyone familiar with contemporary philosophy of mathematics will be aware of the need for new approaches that pay closer attention to mathematical practice. This book is the first attempt to give a coherent and unified presentation of this new wave of work in philosophy of mathematics. The new approach is innovative at least in two ways. First, it holds that there are important novel characteristics of contemporary mathematics that are just as worthy of philosophical attention as the distinction between constructive and non-constructive mathematics at the time of the foundational debates. Secondly, it holds that many topics which escape purely formal logical treatment--such as visualization, explanation, and understanding--can nonetheless be subjected to philosophical analysis.
The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice comprises an introduction by the editor and eight chapters written by some of the leading scholars in the field. Each chapter consists of a short introduction to the general topic of the chapter followed by a longer research article in the area. The eight topics selected represent a broad spectrum of contemporary philosophical reflection on different aspects of mathematical practice: diagrammatic reasoning and representational systems; visualization; mathematical explanation; purity of methods; mathematical concepts; the philosophical relevance of category theory; philosophical aspects of computer science in mathematics; the philosophical impact of recent developments in mathematical physics.

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