Circles Disturbed: The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative by Apostolos Doxiadis (Editor), Barry Mazur (Editor) - 2012-02-27

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012 Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 2012. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; small smudge to textblock bottom; small smudge line to FFFP. DJ: Very Good +; light rubbing to panels. Charcoal gray cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering to spine. 570 pp 8vo. This book brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. This book delves into topics such as the way in which historical and biographical narratives shape our understanding of mathematics and mathematicians, the development of "myths of origins" in mathematics, the structure an importance of mathematical dreams, the role of storytelling in the formation of mathematical intuitions, the ways mathematics helps us organize the way we think about narrative structure, and much more. A clean very presentable copy in a… Read More

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Hardback. New. Recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before he was slain by a Roman soldier - "Don't disturb my circles" - words that seem to refer to two radically different concerns: that of the practical person living in the concrete world of reality, and that of the theoretician lost in a world of abstraction.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2012. Hardcover. New. 552 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches.