The Meaning of Proofs
Mathematics as Storytelling
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2022
Summary
In The Meaning of Proofs, mathematician Gabriele Lolli argues that to write a mathematical proof is tantamount to inventing a story. Lolli offers not instructions for how to write mathematical proofs, but a philosophical and poetic reflection on mathematical proofs as narrative. Mathematics, imprisoned within its symbols and images, Lolli writes, says nothing if its meaning is not narrated in a story. The minute mathematicians open their mouths to explain something—the meaning of x, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262544269 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262544261 |
| Author: | Gabriele Lolli, Bonnie Mcclellan-Broussard |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm |
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About The Author
Gabriele Lolli
Gabriele Lolli was Professor of Mathematical Logic from 1975 to 2008 in the Computer Science Department of the University of Turin and Professor of Philosophy of Mathematics in Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa from 2008 until his retirement in 2014. He is the author of many books, including Discorso sulla matematica, which proposes a mathematical reading of Italo Calvino’s Six Memos for the Next Millennium.
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