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Author Lakoff, George.

Title Where mathematics comes from : how the embodied mind brings mathematics into being / George Lakoff, Rafael E. Núñez
Edition First edition
Published New York, NY : Basic Books, [2000]
©2000

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Description xvii, 492 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Pt.I. The embodiment of mathematics -- pt.II. Algebra, logic, and sets -- pt.III. The embodiment of infinity -- pt.IV. Banning space and motion: the discretization program that shaped modern mathematics -- Le trou normand: A classic paradox of infinity -- pt.V. Implications for the philosophy of mathematics -- pt.VI. A case study of the cognitive structure of classical mathematics
Summary A study of the cognitive science of mathematical ideas
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-472) and index
Subject Number concept.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
Number concept.
Author Núñez, Rafael E., 1960-
LC no. 00034216
ISBN 0465037704
9780465037704
0465037712
9780465037711