Uncountable: A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present Nirenberg David
Uncountable: A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present Nirenberg David Ranging from math to literature to philosophy, Uncountable explains how numbers triumphed as…
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Uncountable: A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present Nirenberg David
Ranging from math to literature to philosophy, Uncountable explains how numbers triumphed as the basis of knowledge--and compromise our sense of humanity.Our knowledge of mathematics has structured much of what we think we know about ourselves as individuals and communities, shaping our psychologies, sociologies, and economies. Today those powers are greater than ever, as computation is applied to virtually every aspect of human activity. In pursuit of a more predictable and more controllable cosmos, we have extended mathematical insights and methods to more and more aspects of the world.
When we apply mathematics so broadly, what do we gain and what do we lose, and at what risk to humanity?These are the questions that David and Ricardo L. Yet, in the process, are we losing sight of the human? Nirenberg ask in Uncountable, a provocative account of how