Mathematics in Society and History - Sociological Inquiries (Hardcover, 1992 ed.)

This is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. Following the leads of classical social theorists such as Emile Durkheim, Restivo develops the idea that mathematical concepts and ideas are collective representations, and that it is mathematical communities that create mathematics, not individual mathematicians. The implications of the sociology of mathematics, and especially of pure mathematics, for a sociology of mind are also explored. In general, the author's objective is to explore, conjecture, suggest, and stimulate in order to introduce the sociological perspective on mathematics, and to broaden and deepen the still narrow, shallow path that today carries the sociology of mathematics. This book will interest specialists in the philosophy, history, and sociology of mathematics, persons interested in mathematics education, students of science and society, and people interested in current developments in the social and cultural analysis of science and mathematics.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Episteme, v. 20
Release date:	November 1992
First published:	November 1992
Authors:	Sal Restivo
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	218
Edition:	1992 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-1765-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-7923-1765-3
Barcode:	9780792317654

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