Where Mathematics Come From

How The Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being

George Lakoff, Rafael Nunez

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English

Basic Books
16 August 2001

Mathematics & Sciences; Philosophy of mathematics; Science: general issues

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This book is about mathematical ideas, about what mathematics means-and why. Abstract ideas, for the most part, arise via conceptual metaphor-metaphorical ideas projecting from the way we function in the everyday physical world. Where Mathematics Comes From argues that conceptual metaphor plays a central role in mathematical ideas within the cognitive unconscious-from arithmetic and algebra to sets and logic to infinity in all of its forms.

By: George Lakoff, Rafael Nunez
Imprint: Basic Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 812g
ISBN: 9780465037711
ISBN 10: 0465037712
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 16 August 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active