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Mathematics and Religion: Our Languages of Sign and Symbol (Templeton Science and Religion Series)

By Javier Leach

Book information

Publisher
Templeton Press
Year
2010
ISBN
1599471493, 9781599471495
LCC
BL265.M3 L43 2010
Google Books ID
VMhZRwAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL24123875M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
774 kB (792629 bytes)
Series
Templeton Science and Religion Series
Pages
201\201
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
Математика;Философия математики

Description

Mathematics and Religion: Our Languages of Sign and Symbol is the sixth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, Javier Leach, a mathematician and Jesuit priest, leads a fascinating study of the historical development of mathematical language and its influence on the evolution of metaphysical and theological languages. Leach traces three historical moments of change in this evolution: the introduction of the deductive method in Greece, the use of mathematics as a language of science in modern times, and the formalization of mathematical languages in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As he unfolds this fascinating history, Leach notes the striking differences and interrelations between the two languages of science and religion. Until now there has been little reflection on these similarities and differences, or about how both languages can complement and enrich each other.

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