Mathematics for Human Flourishing
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Preface -- 1 flourishing -- 2 exploration -- 3 meaning -- 4 play -- 5 beauty -- 6 permanence -- 7 truth -- 8 struggle -- 9 power -- Contents -- 10 justice -- 11 freedom -- 12 community -- 13 love -- epilogue.
An inclusive vision of mathematics-its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish. For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity's most beautiful ideas. In this profound book, written for a diverse audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award-winning mathematician and educator weaves personal reflections, puzzles, and stories to show how mathematics meets basic human desires and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. Readers will explore mathematical concepts-and see how mathematical thinking can even fulfill such longings as for love, play, freedom, justice, and community. Some lessons come from those who have struggled, including philosopher Simone Weil, whose own mathematical contributions were overshadowed by her brother's, and Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in a federal prison. Christopher Jackson's letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can-and must-be open to all.
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Completely changed my view on math submitted by mgabbieb on June 10, 2022, 7:38pm This book made me passionate about mathematics. This book is great for those who feel that math is too rigid or an antisocial activity. Get ready to have your perspective on math changed.
PUBLISHED
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780300237139
9780300258516
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Jackson, Christopher.
SUBJECTS
Mathematics -- Philosophy.