The Oxford Handbook Of Generality In Ma
. Ed(S): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David
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Hardback. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into the diversity of Generality. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37. BIC Classification: HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 191 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Generality is a key value in scientific discourses and practices. Throughout history, it has received a variety of meanings and of uses. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into this diversity. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. It aims at showing how collectives have valued generality and how they have worked with specific types of "general" entities, procedures, and arguments. The books connects history and philosophy of mathematics and the sciences at the intersection of ... Read more
Generality is a key value in scientific discourses and practices. Throughout history, it has received a variety of meanings and of uses. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into this diversity. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. It aims at showing how collectives have valued generality and how they have worked with specific types of "general" entities, procedures, and arguments. The books connects history and philosophy of mathematics and the sciences at the intersection of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198777267
SKU
V9780198777267
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About . Ed(S): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David
Karine Chemla is currently Senior Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), in the research group SPHERE. Her interest is in the history of mathematics in ancient China within the context of a world history. She also researches modern European mathematics. She focuses, from a historical anthropology viewpoint, on the relationship between mathematics and the various cultures ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook Of Generality In Ma
This book astonishes with its richness, its methodological relevance, and its novelty. We must recommend this book to a readership specializing in the history and philosophy of science because of the variety of approaches grouped together and because of its undeniable programmatic virtue.
Christophe Eckes and translated by Rachel Keith, The Journal of the International Society for the History ... Read more
Christophe Eckes and translated by Rachel Keith, The Journal of the International Society for the History ... Read more