In this third installment of his classic 'Foundations' trilogy, Michel Serres takes on the history of geometry and mathematics. Even more broadly, Geometry is the beginnings of things and also how these beginnings have shaped how we continue to think philosophically and critically. Serres rejects a traditional history of mathematics which unfolds in a linear manner, and argues for the need to delve into the past of maths and identify a series of ruptures which can help shed light on how this discipline has developed and how, in turn, the way we think has been shaped and formed.
This meticulous and lyrical translation marks the first ever English translation of this key text in the history of ideas.
| ISBN: | 9781474281409 |
| Publication date: | 23rd February 2017 |
| Author: | Michel Serres |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: aesthetics Social and political philosophy Philosophy of mathematics Geometry Philosophy of science Impact of science and technology on society History of science Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |