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The Evolution of Mathematics - A Rhetorical Approach (Hardcover)
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The Evolution of Mathematics - A Rhetorical Approach (Hardcover)
Series: RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
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There is a growing awareness among researchers in the humanities
and social sciences of the rhetorical force of mathematical
discourse-whether in regard to gerrymandering, facial recognition
technologies, or racial biases in algorithmic automation. This book
proposes a novel way to engage with and understand mathematics via
a theoretical framework that highlights how math transforms the
social-material world. In this study, G. Mitchell Reyes applies
contemporary rhetorical analysis to mathematical discourse, calling
into question the commonly held view that math equals truth.
Examining mathematics in historical context, Reyes traces its
development from Plato's teaching about abstract numbers to
Euclidian geometry and the emergence of calculus and
infinitesimals, imaginary numbers, and algorithms. This history
reveals that mathematical innovation has always relied on
rhetorical practices of making meaning, such as analogy, metaphor,
and invention. Far from expressing truth hidden deep in reality,
mathematics is dynamic and evolving, shaping reality and our
experience of it. By bringing mathematics back down to the
material-social world, Reyes makes it possible for scholars of the
rhetoric and sociology of science, technology, and math to
collaborate with mathematicians themselves in order to better
understand our material world and public culture.
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