Mathematics and the Divine: A Historical Study
Mathematics and the Divine seem to correspond to diametrically opposed tendencies of the human mind. Does the mathematician not seek what is precisely defined, and do the objects intended by the mystic and the theologian not lie beyond definition? Is mathematics not Man's search for a measure, and isnt the Divine that which is immeasurable ?The present book shows that the domains of mathematics and the Divine, which may seem so radically separated, have throughout history and across cultures, proved to be intimately related. Religious activities such as the building of temples, the telling of ritual stories or the drawing of enigmatic figures…
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Weitere Autoren: Bergmans, Luc (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-444-50328-2
- EAN: 9780444503282
- Produktnummer: 1429872
- Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 716 S.
- Masse: H24.5 cm x B16.9 cm x D3.3 cm 1'388 g
- Gewicht: 1388
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