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In this book, Rotman argues that mathematics is a vast and unique man-made imagination machine controlled by writing. It addresses both aspects—mental and linguistic—of this machine. The essays in this volume offer an insight into Rotman's project, one that has been called "one of the most original and important recent contributions to the philosophy of mathematics."

Table of Contents
Preface: writing, imagining, counting; 1. Toward a semiotics of mathematics; 2. Making marks on paper; 3. How ideal are the reals? 4. God tricks; or, numbers from the bottom up? 5. Counting on non-Euclidean fingers; Notes; Index.

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/2000
      ISBN13: 9780804736848, 978-0804736848
      ISBN10: 0804736847
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this book, Rotman argues that mathematics is a vast and unique man-made imagination machine controlled by writing. It addresses both aspects—mental and linguistic—of this machine. The essays in this volume offer an insight into Rotman's project, one that has been called "one of the most original and important recent contributions to the philosophy of mathematics."

      Table of Contents
      Preface: writing, imagining, counting; 1. Toward a semiotics of mathematics; 2. Making marks on paper; 3. How ideal are the reals? 4. God tricks; or, numbers from the bottom up? 5. Counting on non-Euclidean fingers; Notes; Index.

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