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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Su, Francis Edward, author.     Subjects     Mathematics -- Philosophy.     Mathematics -- Social aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Su, Francis Edward, author.       by title:      Mathematics for huma...         MARC Display

Mathematics for human flourishing / Francis Su ; with reflections by Christopher Jackson. by Su, Francis Edward, author. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020] Subjects Mathematics -- Philosophy.   Mathematics -- Social aspects. ISBN:  9780300237139 (hardcover) : 0300237138 (hardcover) Description:  x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents:  1 flourishing -- 2 exploration -- 3 meaning -- 4 play -- 5 beauty -- 6 permanence -- 7 truth -- 8 struggle -- 9 power -- 10 justice -- 11 freedom -- 12 community -- 13 love. Requests:  0 Summary:  An inclusive vision of mathematics-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 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 diverse audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award-winning mathematician and educator weaves personal reflections, puzzles, and stories to show how mathematics meets basic human desires and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. Readers will explore mathematical concepts-and see how mathematical thinking can even fulfill such longings as for love, play, freedom, justice, and community. Some lessons come 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 Jackson's letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can-and must-be open to all.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 510.1 Su Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 510.1 Su Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 510.1 Su Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 510.1 Su Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 510.1 Su Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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