Frédéric Patras, alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure and research director at CNRS, is a mathematician who has long been committed to philosophical studies. Also the author of a book on contemporary mathematical thinking (La pensée mathématique contemporaine), he has published and edited over a hundred works on various subjects. He is interested in what the philosophical tradition can bring to our current understanding of science and mathematics.
Patras' book is an enjoyable read, highlighting the complexities of the familiar numbers, engaging a phenomenological approach which remains fairly rare in the philosophy of mathematics. (Emmylou Haffner, Mathematical Reviews, May, 2022)