{"product_id":"what-is-mathematics-really","title":"What Is Mathematics, Really?","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWhat Is Mathematics, Really?\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eReuben Hersh\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780195130874\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eOxford University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1999\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eMost philosophers of mathematics treat it as isolated, timeless, ahistorical, inhuman. Reuben Hersh argues the contrary, that mathematics must be understood as a human activity, a social phenomenon, part of human culture, historically evolved, and intelligible only in a social context. Hersh pulls the screen back to reveal mathematics as seen by professionals, debunking many mathematical myths, and demonstrating how the \"humanist\" idea of the nature of mathematics more closely resembles how mathematicians actually work. At the heart of his book is a fascinating historical account of the mainstream of philosophy--ranging from Pythagoras, Descartes, and Spinoza, to Bertrand Russell, David Hilbert, and Rudolph Carnap--followed by the mavericks who saw mathematics as a human artifact, including Aristotle, Locke, Hume, Mill, and Lakatos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is Mathematics, Really?\u003c\/em\u003e reflects an insider's view of mathematical life, and will be hotly debated by anyone with an interest in mathematics or the philosophy of science.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"What Is Mathematics, Really? | Reuben Hersh | Paperback | 9780195130874 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks I 1754017","offer_id":49002539778200,"sku":"1754017","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51RdYrWyrIL.jpg?v=1778257304","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/what-is-mathematics-really","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}