Structures and Algorithms: Mathematics and the Nature of Knowledge

Fenstad, Jens Erik

ISBN 10: 3030102947 / ISBN 13: 9783030102944

Published by Springer, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structures and Algorithms: Mathematics and the Nature of Knowledge
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030102947
• ISBN 13: 9783030102944
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Presents a collection of essays on what exists and how we know

Offers insights into the general nature of human knowledge 

Includes structures and algorithms, which are essential tools for understanding what we see and how we can make use of what we see 

Uses a proper understanding of mathematics to serve as the link between understanding what we see and making use of it

About the Author

Jens Erik Fenstad is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and former Pro-Rector of the University of Oslo, Norway. He was the Chairman of the Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences of the European Science Foundation, a former President of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, and past Chair of the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology. He is the author of several books including “General Recursion Theory”, “Nonstandard Methods in Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Physics”, and “Grammar, Geometry and Brain”.