Lange Latte & Genossen Rudyard Kipling - Das Werk "Lange Latte und Genossen" ist eine Sammlung von zusammenhängenden Kurzgeschichten, geschrieben von Rudyard Kipling.
»Der absolute Prinz der Dunkelheit der modernen Mathematik« David Foster Wallace über Kurt GödelMit seinem Unvollständigkeitssatz stürzte Kurt Gödel die Mathematik in ihre schwerste Krise: Er entdeckte, dass jedes sinnvolle logische System Sätze enthalten muss, die wahr, aber niemals beweisbar sind.
Cassirer hätte den Satz, daß Wissenschaftsgeschichte ohne Wissenschaftstheorie blind und Wissenschaftstheorie ohne Wissenschaftsgeschichte leer sei, ohne Einschränkung unterschrieben.
ABHANDLUNGEN Salvatore Giammusso: Friendship with oneself and the Virtues of Giving in Aristotle's Ethics Jens Lemanski: Der Philosophiebegriff im florentinischen Renaissanceplatonismus zwischen Pythagoreismus und Aristotelismus Esther Ramharter: Formeln.
Die "Paradoxien des Unendlichen" sind ein Klassiker der Philosophie der Mathematik und zugleich eine gute Einführung in das Denken des "Urgroßvaters" der analytischen Philosophie.
Philosophen und Mathematiker hat das Nachsinnen über das Wesen des Unendlichen buchstäblich den Verstand geraubt – und dennoch ist es ein Konzept, das immer wieder unser Leben bestimmt.
A new approach to understanding nonlinear dynamics and strange attractors The behavior of a physical system may appear irregular or chaotic even when it is completely deterministic and predictable for short periods of time into the future.
Everything you need to know about 100 key mathematical concepts condensed into easy-to-understand sound bites designed to stick in your memory and give you an instant grasp of the concept.
A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZEWhy do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few six or seven?
Protagoras - Plato - Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
Why bother to praise mathematics when you claim, as Alain Badiou does, that philosophy is first and foremost a metaphysics of happiness, or else it s not worth an hour of trouble?
When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean?
A compelling firsthand account of Keith Devlin's ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's storyIn 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Fibonacci, whose book Liber abbaci has quite literally affected the lives of everyone alive today.
Berto's highly readable and lucid guide introduces students and the interested reader to G del's celebrated Incompleteness Theorem, and discusses some of the most famous - and infamous - claims arising from G del's arguments.
Berto's highly readable and lucid guide introduces students and the interested reader to G del's celebrated Incompleteness Theorem, and discusses some of the most famous - and infamous - claims arising from G del's arguments.
Based on extensive research in Sanskrit sources, Mathematics in India chronicles the development of mathematical techniques and texts in South Asia from antiquity to the early modern period.
Why narrative is essential to mathematicsCircles Disturbed brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative.
A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading contemporary scholarsMathematics is one of humanity's most successful yet puzzling endeavors.
Topics in Commutative Ring Theory is a textbook for advanced undergraduate students as well as graduate students and mathematicians seeking an accessible introduction to this fascinating area of abstract algebra.
In line with the emerging field of philosophy of mathematical practice, this book pushes the philosophy of mathematics away from questions about the reality and truth of mathematical entities and statements and toward a focus on what mathematicians actually do-and how that evolves and changes over time.
A stunning anniversary edition of Alice's adventures, illustrated by Salvador Dali Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before.
The computer science problem whose solution could transform life as we know itThe P-NP problem is the most important open problem in computer science, if not all of mathematics.
An exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometryIf you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind.
A look at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in mathematics todayElliptic Tales describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved problems in contemporary mathematics-the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture.
An unparalleled illustrated history of spherical trigonometry from antiquity to todayHeavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth.
In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick.
