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From the Preface: This book is addressed to all who are curious about the nature of mathematics and its role in society. It is neither a text book nor a specialists’ book. It consists of a number of loosely linked essays that may be read independently and for which I have tried to provide a leitmotif by throwing light on the relationship between mathematics and common sense. In these essays I hope to foster a critical attitude towards both the existence of common sense in mathematics and the ambiguous role that it can play.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 250 ● ISBN 9781439864326 ● Publisher CRC Press ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4092174 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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