Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being

Barrow, John D.

ISBN 10: 0198539568 ISBN 13: 9780198539568

Published by Oxford University Press, 1992

Language: English

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Title

Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

0198539568

ISBN 13

9780198539568

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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We have learnt that there is safety in numbers. Our understanding of the world around us has grown with our appreciation of its habits and repetitions. We live in a world of consequences rather than coincidences. This understanding of the way the of the world is founded upon our discovery of the power and utility of "number" in unravelling its innermost workings. From the farthest reaches of space to the inner space of elementary particles of matter we have found the world to dance to a mathematical tune. This book takes a philosophical look at mathematics, and asks whether it is just a human invention, a discovery, part of the mind of God, or a game played on paper with any rules we like. It should be of interest to physicists, philosophers of science, and general readers.

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About the Author:
John D. Barrow is Professor in the Astronomy Centre of the University of Sussex. His is the author of several highly acclaimed volumes on the philosophy of science, including most recently Theories of Everything, which Publishers Weekly hailed as "a mind-boggling intellectual adventure."

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