The evolution of mathematics : a rhetorical approach / G. Mitchell Reyes.

Author/creator Reyes, G. Mitchell author.
Format Book
PublicationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
Descriptionx, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThe RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric
RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric. ^A1368648
Contents Introduction : stranger relations -- Plato's mythos of mathematics -- Imbrications : mathematics as a translative rhetorical force -- Transgressing the limit : invention, the calculus, and the rhetorical force of the infinitesimal -- How imaginaries became real -- Algorithmic culture and economies of translation -- Implications : translative rhetoric revisited.
Abstract "Applies contemporary rhetorical analysis to mathematical discourse, calling into question the commonly held view that math equals truth. Explores how mathematical innovation has historically relied on rhetorical practices of making meaning, such as analogy, metaphor, and invention"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2022026910
ISBN9780271094014 (hardcover)
ISBN027109401X (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks QA10.7 .R48 2022 ✔ Available Place Hold