Mathematics As Metaphor

Selected Essays of Yuri I. Manin

AvYuri I. Manin

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

The book includes fifteen essays and an interview. The essays are grouped in three parts: Mathematics; Mathematics and Physics; and Language, Consciousness, and Book reviews. Most of the essays are about some aspects of epistemology and the history of sciences, mainly mathematics, physics, and the history of language. English translations of some of the essays, originally published in Russian, appear for the first time in this selection. One of them is the introduction to the book Computable and Uncomputable, where the idea of a quantum computer was first proposed in 1980. Another is an essay on the mythological trickster figure, where the evolutionary role of manipulative behavior is discussed in connection with the problem of the origin of human language. With the foreword by Freeman Dyson, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in the philosophy and history of mathematics, physics, and linguistics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-01-31
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Collected Works
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:American Mathematical Society
ISBN:9781470474546

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Yuri I. Manin, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Mathematik, Bonn, Germany and Steklov Mathematical Institute, Moscow, Russia.

Innehållsförteckning

Mathematical knowledge: Internal, social, and cultural aspectsPart I. Mathematics as metaphor: Mathematics as metaphorTruth, rigour, and common senseGeorg Cantor and his heritageGodel's theoremIntroduction to the book Computable and uncomputableMathematics as profession and vocationPart II. Mathematics and physics: Mathematics and physicsInterrelations between mathematics and physicsReflections on arithmetical physicsPart III. Language, consciousness, book reviews: The mythological trickster: A study in psychology and culture theoryOn early development of speech and consciousness (phylogeny)The empty city archetypeTriangle of thoughts by A. Connes, A. Lichnerowicz, and M. P. Schutzenberger""It is still love'""-The Siege by Clara Park""Good proofs are proofs that make us wiser""'-Interview by Martin Aigner and Vasco A. SchmidtList of publications