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This volume brings together leading scholars working on understanding and representation in philosophy of science. It... Læs mere
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This book contains the complete list of problems and solutions to the International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns from Fall 2007 to Spring... Læs mere
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This volume offers an English translation of all ten extant books of Diophantus' Arithmetica, alongside a comprehensive conceptual,... Læs mere
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A collection of essays which deploy rhetorical lenses to explore how mathematics influences the values and beliefs with which we assess the world and make decisions, as well as how our values and beliefs influence the kinds of mathematical instruments we construct and accept.
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Applies contemporary rhetorical analysis to mathematical discourse, calling into question the commonly held view that math equals truth. Explores how... Læs mere
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What if we recognized that human sciences collectively investigate a few dozen key phenomena... Læs mere
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This volume addresses questions regarding scientific creativity and imagination, the status of scientific performances—such as thought experiments and visual aids—and the role of aesthetic considerations in the context of discovery and justification of scientific theories.
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The Ga¿itatilaka and its Commentary: Two Medieval Sanskrit Mathematical Texts presents the first English annotated translation and analysis of the Ga¿itatilaka by Sripati and its Sanskrit commentary by the Jaina monk Si¿hatilakasuri (13th century CE).
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This book re-examines the place of Carnap and Quine in the history of analytic philosophy by presenting them as sharing philosophical motivations despite their notable differences. It will be accessible to professional philosophers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates.
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This book develops the core proposition that systems theory is an attempt to construct an “exact and scientific metaphysics,” a system of general ideas central to science that can be expressed mathematically.
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