Wonder Club world wonders pyramid logo
×

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative Book

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative
Be the First to Review this Item at Wonderclub
X
Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative, Circles Disturbed brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. The book's title recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before h, Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative
out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews
5
0 %
4
0 %
3
0 %
2
0 %
1
0 %
Digital Copy
PDF format
1 available   for $99.99
Original Magazine
Physical Format

Sold Out

  • Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative
  • Written by author Apostolos Doxiadis
  • Published by Princeton University Press, 3/18/2012
  • Circles Disturbed brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. The book's title recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before h
Buy Digital  USD$99.99

WonderClub View Cart Button

WonderClub Add to Inventory Button
WonderClub Add to Wishlist Button
WonderClub Add to Collection Button

Book Categories

Authors

Introduction vii

Chapter 1: From Voyagers to Martyrs: Toward a Storied History of Mathematics 1

By AMIR ALEXANDER

Chapter 2 Structure of Crystal, Bucket of Dust 52

By PETER GALISON

Chapter 3: Deductive Narrative and the Epistemological Function of Belief in Mathematics: On Bombelli and Imaginary Numbers 79

By FEDERICA LANAVE

Chapater 4: Hilbert on Theology and Its Discontents: The Origin Myth of Modern Mathematics 105

By COLIN MCLARTY

Chapter 5: Do Androids Prove Theorems in Their Sleep? 130

By MICHAEL HARRIS

Chapter 6: Visions, Dreams, and Mathematics 183

By BARRY MAZUR

Chapter 7: Vividness in Mathematics and Narrative 211

By TIMOTHY GOWERS

Chapter 8: Mathematics and Narrative: Why Are Stories and Proofs Interesting? 232

By BERNARD TEISSIER

Chapter 9: Narrative and the Rationality of Mathematical Practice 244

By DAVID CORFIELD

Chapter 10: A Streetcar Named (among Other Things) Proof: From Storytelling to Geometry, via Poetry and Rhetoric 281

By APOSTOLOS DOXIADIS

Chapter 11: Mathematics and Narrative: An Aristotelian Perspective 389

By G .E .R . LLOYD

Chapter 12: Adventures of the Diagonal: Non-Euclidean Mathematics and Narrative 407

By ARADY PLOTNITSKY

Chapter 13: Formal Models in Narrative Analysis 447

By DAVID HERMAN

Chapter 14: Mathematics and Narrative: A Narratological Perspective 481

By URI MARGOL N

Chapter 15: Tales of Contingency, Contingencies of Telling: Toward an Algorithm of Narrative Subjectivity 508

By JAN CHRISTOPH MEISTER

Contributors 541

Index 545


Login

  |  

Complaints

  |  

Blog

  |  

Games

  |  

Digital Media

  |  

Souls

  |  

Obituary

  |  

Contact Us

  |  

FAQ

CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? CLICK HERE!!!

X
WonderClub Home

This item is in your Wish List

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative, <i>Circles Disturbed</i> brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. The book's title recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before h, Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative

X
WonderClub Home

This item is in your Collection

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative, <i>Circles Disturbed</i> brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. The book's title recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before h, Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative

X
WonderClub Home

This Item is in Your Inventory

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative, <i>Circles Disturbed</i> brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. The book's title recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before h, Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative

Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative

WonderClub Home

You must be logged in to review the products

E-mail address:

Password: