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The mathematical imagination : on the origins and promise of critical theory /

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During the Weimar Republic, mathematics provided Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer - friends and forerunners of the Frankfurt School - with tools to navigate the crises of modernity. This study explores the histories of mathematics at the origin of critical theory and shows t...

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Main Author: Handelman, Matthew (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Critical theory.
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Jewish philosophy > 20th century.
Théorie critique.
Mathématiques > Philosophie.
Philosophie juive > 20e siècle.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Jewish philosophy.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
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Summary:During the Weimar Republic, mathematics provided Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer - friends and forerunners of the Frankfurt School - with tools to navigate the crises of modernity. This study explores the histories of mathematics at the origin of critical theory and shows the enduring relevance of mathematics for critical thought.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780823283859
0823283852