The Evolution of Mathematics - A Rhetorical Approach

Applies contemporary rhetorical analysis to mathematical discourse, calling into question the commonly held view that math equals truth. Explores how mathematical innovation has historically relied on rhetorical practices of making meaning, such as analogy, metaphor, and invention.

A propos de l'auteur

G. Mitchell Reyes is Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies at Lewis and Clark College. He is coeditor of Global Memoryscapes: Contesting Remembrance in a Transnational Age and Arguing with Numbers: The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics, the latter also published by Penn State University Press.

Résumé

Applies contemporary rhetorical analysis to mathematical discourse, calling into question the commonly held view that math equals truth. Explores how mathematical innovation has historically relied on rhetorical practices of making meaning, such as analogy, metaphor, and invention.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: G. Mitchell Reyes, G. Mitchell (Lewis and Clark College) Reyes, Reyes G. Mitchell
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 08.11.2022
• EAN: 9780271094014
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09401-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Poids: 426 g
• Illustrations: Schaubilder
• Thème: RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; MATHEMATICS / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Mathematics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, Communication Studies, Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics