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Mathematics Without Apologies

Paperback • 2017 • English

Mathematics Without Apologies

By Michael Harris

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About the book

What do pure mathematicians do, and why do they do it? Looking beyond the conventional answers--for the sake of truth, beauty, and practical applications--this book offers an eclectic panorama of the lives and values and hopes and fears of mathematicians in the twenty-first century, assembling material from a startlingly diverse assortment of scholarly, journalistic, and pop culture sources. Drawing on his personal experiences and obsessions as well as the thoughts and opinions of mathematician...Show more

Philosophy of mathematics

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ISBN

9780691175836

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

Mathematics Without Apologies

Format

Paperback

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