Mathematics and the Aesthetic

New Approaches to an Ancient Affinity
2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-30526-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 686 g

Reihe: CMS Books in Mathematics

The essays in this book explore the ancient affinity between the mathematical and the aesthetic, focusing on the fundamental connections between these two modes of reasoning and communicating. From historical, philosophical and psychological perspectives, with particular attention to certain mathematical areas such as geometry and analysis, the authors examine the ways in which the aesthetic is ever present in mathematical thinking and contributes to the growth and value of mathematical knowledge.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Higginson, William

Sinclair, Nathalie

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Mathematik, Philosophie der Physik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Historical Gaze at the Mathematical Aesthetic.- A Historical Gaze at the Mathematical Aesthetic.- The Mathematician’s Art.- Aesthetics for the Working Mathematician.- Beauty and Truth in Mathematics.- Experiencing Meanings in Geometry.- A Sense for Mathematics.- The Aesthetic Sensibilities of Mathematicians.- The Meaning of Pattern.- Mathematics, Aesthetics and Being Human.- Mathematical Agency.- Mechanism and Magic in the Psychology of Dynamic Geometry.- Drawing on the Image in Mathematics and Art.- Sensible Objects.- Aesthetics and the ‘Mathematical Mind’.