Mathematics as a cultural system
by Raymond L. Wilder.
1st ed.
Oxford : Pergamon Press, 1981.
xii, 182 págs. ; 22 cm.
Serie: Foundations and philosophy of science and technology series
ISBN: 0080257968
Bibliografía: p. 167-171.
Reseña: MathSciNet, 83a:00013
Contenido
- 1. The nature of culture and cultural systems
- 2. Examples of cultural patterns observable in the evolution of mathematics
- 3. Historical episodes; a laboratory for the study of cultural change
- 4. Potential of a theory or field; hereditary stress
- 5. Consolidation: force and process
- 6. The exceptional individual; singularities in the evolution of mathematics
- 7. "Laws" governing the evolution of mathematics
- 8. Mathematics in the 20th century; role and future.