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Cultures of Mathematics and Logic

Selected Papers from the Conference in Guangzhou, China, November 9-12, 2012

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Shier Ju

    1. Institute of Logic and Cognition, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

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  2. Benedikt Löwe

    1. Fachbereich Mathematik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  3. Thomas Müller

    1. Fachbereich Philosophie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

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  4. Yun Xie

    1. Institute of Logic and Cognition, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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  • papers that constitute part of a much-needed meta-discussion on the direction
  • highlights Asian cultures of mathematics and logic (with papers on ancient
  • Chinese and Indian texts)
  • Philosophy of Mathematical Practice is a growing field, and the cultural angle is a particularly important aspect
  • Gathers papers by leading authors in the field

Part of the book series: Trends in the History of Science (TRENDSHISTORYSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (6 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. What Are Mathematical Cultures?

    • Brendan Larvor
    Pages 1-22

  3. Philosophy or Not? The Study of Cultures and Practices of Mathematics

    • Benedikt Löwe
    Pages 23-42

  4. Abacus as a Programming Language: Computer Science and History of Mathematics

    • Baptiste Mélès
    Pages 43-59

  5. Mathematics in Engineering and Science

    • Stig Andur Pedersen
    Pages 61-79

  6. A Fashionable Curiosity: Claudius Ptolemy’s ‘Desire for Knowledge’ in Literary Context

    • Johannes Wietzke
    Pages 81-105

  7. Transmission and Interactions Among Different Types of Geometrical Argumentations: From Jesuits in China to Nam Pyŏng-Gil in Korea

    • Jia-Ming Ying
    Pages 107-123
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About this book

This book gathers the proceedings of the conference "Cultures of Mathematics and Logic," held in Guangzhou, China. The event was the third in a series of interdisciplinary, international conferences emphasizing the cultural components of philosophy of mathematics and logic. It brought together researchers from many disciplines whose work sheds new light on the diversity of mathematical and logical cultures and practices. In this context, the cultural diversity can be diachronical (different cultures in different historical periods), geographical (different cultures in different regions), or sociological in nature.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Logic and Cognition, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Shier Ju

  • Fachbereich Mathematik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Benedikt Löwe

  • Fachbereich Philosophie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

    Thomas Müller

  • Institute of Logic and Cognition, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Yun Xie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cultures of Mathematics and Logic

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Papers from the Conference in Guangzhou, China, November 9-12, 2012

  • Editors: Shier Ju, Benedikt Löwe, Thomas Müller, Yun Xie

  • Series Title: Trends in the History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31502-7

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31500-3Published: 11 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81053-9Published: 09 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31502-7Published: 10 August 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2297-2951

  • Series E-ISSN: 2297-296X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 123

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, Logic

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