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The Enigma of Numbers
Lance Storm
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Description for The Enigma of Numbers
Paperback.
This eminently readable book explores the symbolic and psychological aspects of number. The author shows that numbers are far more than the symbols we use for counting, for they are founded on deep psychic structures which underlie many of our thoughts and behaviours. Numbers also give shape and meaning to our socially constructed world. "Enigma" reads like a mystery novel as it traces the first appearance of number in Palaeolithic times through Eastern and European countries and Meso-America. And while the author does consider the mathematical properties of numbers, the book is also aimed at the layperson with an interest ... Read more
This eminently readable book explores the symbolic and psychological aspects of number. The author shows that numbers are far more than the symbols we use for counting, for they are founded on deep psychic structures which underlie many of our thoughts and behaviours. Numbers also give shape and meaning to our socially constructed world. "Enigma" reads like a mystery novel as it traces the first appearance of number in Palaeolithic times through Eastern and European countries and Meso-America. And while the author does consider the mathematical properties of numbers, the book is also aimed at the layperson with an interest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pari Publishing Italy
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Grosseto, Italy
ISBN
9788895604008
SKU
V9788895604008
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-2
About Lance Storm
Lance Storm Ph.D., is Research Fellow in psychology and parapsychology at the University of Adelaide and a professional photographer.He has received the Laurence T. Schneider Prize in Art History and the D. Scott Rogo Award for Literature. His books include The Survival of Human Consciousness and Parapsychology in the Twenty-First Century.
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