In Praise of Mathematics: A Collection of Articles On Mathematics, and Related Topics, 1972-1994

Ren� Thom, Roy Lisker (transl), S. Peter Tsatsanis (ed)

ISBN 10: 0993926932 ISBN 13: 9780993926938

Published by Thombooks Press, 2017

Language: English

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In Praise of Mathematics: A Collection of Articles On Mathematics, and Related Topics, 1972-1994

Publisher

Thombooks Press

Publication Date

2017

Language

English

ISBN 10

0993926932

ISBN 13

9780993926938

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Very good

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This collection of articles on mathematics and related topics from 1972-1994 have been put in chronological order so that the reader can "see", in Part 1, the evolution of some of Thom's professional ideas in mathematics and in Part 2, to "glimpse" his philosophical ideas in the mathematical sciences as they relate to the ideas in Part 1. The contents pages are shown below. Editor’s Note and Acknowledgements Preface PART 1: On Mathematics *Is a mathematics of continuity possible? (1976) *On the responsibility of mathematicians (1977) Logos Phoenix (1979) ▪The Axiom of Choice, the Curie Principle and Symmetry Breaking (1980) *Differential Calculus and the real numbers or The essentials of mathematics (1981) *On the problems encountered in my An evaluation (1988) *A Panorama of Mathematics (1989) ▪On Attractors (1990) The Hylemorphic Schema in Mathematics (1993) ▪*On the Anatomy of Mathematics (1993) *Strasbourg Memories (1994) PART 2: On Related Topics **Review of “Modern does it exist?” (1972) ▪Intelligence (and consciousness) as a Dynamical Process (1975) The Rational and the Intelligible (1978) Mathematics and Semiotics (1981) **Review of “Leaving Mathematics for Philosophy” (1991) Can We Understand What Life Is? (1991) ▪Can Mathematics fully describe An evaluation or The Task of Mathematics in describing the world (1994) Thom Bibliography ________________________ * Articles translated by Roy Lisker ▪ Unpublished articles ** Reviews by S. Peter Tsatsanis

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