David Nirenberg, Ricardo L Nirenberg

Uncountable

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

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9780226646985
• ISBN-10: 022664698X
• Artikelnr.: 61393062

Autorenporträt

David Nirenberg is dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, where he also teaches in the Committee of Social Thought and the Department of History. His books include Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition; Neighboring Faiths: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism in the Middle Ages and Today; and Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages. After doing research in mathematics for a dozen years, David's father, Ricardo L. Nirenberg, turned to his other calling: philosophy and literature. He has published numerous essays, short fiction, and the novels Cry Uncle and Wave Mechanics: a Love Story. He is the founder and editor of the literary journal offcourse.org.