Les Origines De La Geometrie

by SERRES MICHEL

In this third installment of his classic 'Foundations' trilogy, Michel Serres takes on the history of geometry and mathematics. Even more broadly, Geometry is the beginnings of things and also how these beginnings have shaped how we continue to think philosophically and critically. Serres rejects a traditional history of mathematics which unfolds in a linear manner, and argues for the need to delve into the past of maths and identify a series of ruptures which can help shed light on how this discipline has developed and how, in turn, the way we think has been shaped and formed.This meticulous and lyrical translation marks the first ever English translation of this key text in the history of ideas.

Genres: Philosophy

348 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Achouak]

L’auteur a dit : « Si le livre présent ne conclut pas sur un nouveau savoir, il faut, sans barguigner, le jeter au feu. » Le livre est riche en savoir, mais il est difficile à lire. Je n’aime pas les passages trop compliqués, alors qu’il aurait dû exprimer ses idées d’une manière plus simple. Ou peut-être qu’une deuxième lecture est nécessaire