One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor (1845-1918) promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. This revolution is the subject of Joseph Dauben's important studythe most thorough yet writtenof the philosopher and mathematician who was once called a "corrupter of youth" for an innovation that is now a vital component of elementary school curricu...(展开全部)

One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor (1845-1918) promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. This revolution is the subject of Joseph Dauben's important studythe most thorough yet writtenof the philosopher and mathematician who was once called a "corrupter of youth" for an innovation that is now a vital component of elementary school curricu...(展开全部)

作者伊恩•斯图尔特（Ian Stewart, 1945— ），英国沃里克大学数学教授，因其大量优秀的数学科普作品而响誉世界。2001年当选英国皇家学会会员，2002年获得美国科学促进会公众理解科学技术奖。著书60多种，包括：《上帝掷骰子吗？》、《由此到无穷大》、《自然之数》、《可畏的对称》、《致青年数学家》、《如何切蛋糕》等。是《新科学家》杂志的数学顾问、《不列颠百科全书》的顾问。曾经每月为《科学美国人》杂志“数学游戏”专栏撰稿长达10年。 译者熊斌，华东师范大学数学系教授，博士生导师。国际数学奥林匹克研究中心主任，中国数学会理事，中国数学会奥林匹克委员会委员，《数学通讯》、《数学教学》、《中等数学》编委。6次担任中国数学奥林匹克国家队领队，在国内外发表论文100余篇，出版著作150多本。 译者汪晓勤，华东师范大学数学系教授，博士生导师。在国内外发表...(展开全部)

In "Infinity and the Mind", Rudy Rucker leads an excursion to that stretch of the universe he calls the "Mindscape," where he explores infinity in all its forms: potential and actual, mathematical and physical, theological and mundane. Rucker acquaints us with Godel's rotating universe, in which it is theoretically possible to travel into the past, and explains an interpretatio...(展开全部)

Rudy Rucker is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at San Jose State University and the author of numerous books on mathematics and philosophy, including Artificial Life Lab, Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality, and The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of Higher Universes. Among his works of science fiction are White Light, Software, and Space-Time Donu...(展开全部)

Rudy Rucker is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at San Jose State University and the author of numerous books on mathematics and philosophy, including Artificial Life Lab, Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality, and The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of Higher Universes. Among his works of science fiction are White Light, Software, and Space-Time Donu...(展开全部)

Rudy Rucker is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at San Jose State University and the author of numerous books on mathematics and philosophy, including Artificial Life Lab, Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality, and The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of Higher Universes. Among his works of science fiction are White Light, Software, and Space-Time Donu...(展开全部)

Rudy Rucker is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at San Jose State University and the author of numerous books on mathematics and philosophy, including Artificial Life Lab, Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality, and The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of Higher Universes. Among his works of science fiction are White Light, Software, and Space-Time Donu...(展开全部)

In "Infinity and the Mind", Rudy Rucker leads an excursion to that stretch of the universe he calls the "Mindscape," where he explores infinity in all its forms: potential and actual, mathematical and physical, theological and mundane. Rucker acquaints us with Godel's rotating universe, in which it is theoretically possible to travel into the past, and explains an interpretatio...(展开全部)

This unique text by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. The first describes questions and issues about mathematics that have motivated philosophers almost since the beginning of intellectual history. Part II is an historical survey, discussing the role of mathematics in such thinkers as P...(展开全部)