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Mathematics in society and history : sociological inquiries /

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This is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. Fol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Restivo, Sal P.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1992]
Series:Episteme (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 20.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Social aspects.
Wiskunde.
Sociologische aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.
Mathématiques > Aspect social.
Mathématiques > Histoire.
Mathématiques > Philosophie.
Mathematik.
Kultursoziologie.
Gesellschaft.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • 1: Mathematics and Culture
  • 2: Mathematics from the Ground Up
  • II. Mathematical Traditions
  • 3: The Mathematics of Survival in China
  • 4: Mathematics in Context: The Arabic-Islamic Golden Age
  • 5: Indian Mathematics: A History of Episodes
  • 6: Mathematics and Renaissance in Japan
  • 7: Conflict, Social Change, and Mathematics in Europe
  • III: Math Worlds
  • 8: Mathematics as Representation
  • 9: Foundations of the Sociology of Pure Mathematics
  • 10: The Social Relations of Pure Mathematics
  • Bibliographic Epilogue
  • Notes To Chapter 7
  • Name Index.