Uncountable: A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present by David Nirenberg, Ricardo Nirenberg

Uncountable: A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present

David Nirenberg, Ricardo Nirenberg

428 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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