Mathematicians and their gods : interactions between mathematics and religious beliefs / / edited by Snezana Lawrence and Mark McCartney

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 510.1
• Soggetto topico: Mathematics - Philosophy; Theism
• Persona (resp. second.): LawrenceSnezana; McCartneyMark
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Mark McCartney""; ""2. The Pythagoreans: number and numerology""; ""Andrew Gregory ""; ""3. Divine light""; ""Allan Chapman ""; ""4. Kepler and his Trinitarian cosmology""; ""Owen Gingerich ""; ""5. The Lull before the storm: combinatorics in the Renaissance""; ""Robin Wilson and John Fauvel ""; ""6. Mystical arithmetic in the Renaissance: from biblical hermeneutics to a philosophical tool""; ""Jean-Pierre Brach ""; ""7. Newton, God, and the mathematics of the two books""; ""Rob Iliffe ""; ""8. Maria Gaetana Agnesi, mathematician of God""
• Sommario/riassunto: To open a newspaper or turn on the television it would appear that science and religion are polar opposites - mutually exclusive bedfellows competing for hearts and minds. There is little indication of the rich interaction between religion and science throughout history, much of which continues today. From ancient to modern times, mathematicians have played a key role in this interaction. This is a book on the relationship between mathematics and religious beliefs. It aims to show that, throughout scientific history, mathematics has been used to make sense of the 'big' questions of life, and t
• Titolo autorizzato: Mathematicians and their gods
• ISBN: 0-19-100755-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828569703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II