Uncountable: A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present

by Ricardo Nirenberg and David Nirenberg

Ranging from math to literature to philosophy, Uncountable explains how numbers triumphed as the basis of knowledge--and compromise our sense of humanity.

Our knowledge of mathematics has structured much of what we think we know about ourselves as individuals and communities, shaping our psychologies, sociologies, and economies. In pursuit of a more predictable and more controllable cosmos, we have extended mathematical insights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022664698X
• ISBN13: 9780226646985
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.8"