Mathematics for Human Flourishing

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Mathematics for Human Flourishing

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An inclusive vision of mathematicsーits beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity’s most beautiful ideas. In this profound book, written for a wide audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award†‘winning mathematician and educator weaves parables, puzzles, and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desiresーsuch as for play, beauty, freedom, justice, and loveーand cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. These desires and virtues, and the stories told here, reveal how mathematics is intimately tied to being human. Some lessons emerge from those who have struggled, including philosopher Simone Weil, whose own mathematical contributions were overshadowed by her brother’s, and Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in a federal prison. Christopher’s letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit canーand mustーbe open to all.画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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