Title
Plato'S Ghost: The Modernist Transformation Of Mathematics,New
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
Plato'S Ghost Is The First Book To Examine The Development Of Mathematics From 1880 To 1920 As A Modernist Transformation Similar To Those In Art, Literature, And Music. Jeremy Gray Traces The Growth Of Mathematical Modernism From Its Roots In Problem Solving And Theory To Its Interactions With Physics, Philosophy, Theology, Psychology, And Ideas About Real And Artificial Languages. He Shows How Mathematics Was Popularized, And Explains How Mathematical Modernism Not Only Gave Expression To The Work Of Mathematicians And The Professional Image They Sought To Create For Themselves, But How Modernism Also Introduced Deeper And Ultimately Unanswerable Questions.Plato'S Ghost Evokes Yeats'S Lament That Any Claim To Worldly Perfection Inevitably Is Proven Wrong By The Philosopher'S Ghost; Gray Demonstrates How Modernist Mathematicians Believed They Had Advanced Further Than Anyone Before Them, Only To Make More Profound Mistakes. He Tells For The First Time The Story Of These Ambitious And Brilliant Mathematicians, Including Richard Dedekind, Henri Lebesgue, Henri Poincar, And Many Others. He Describes The Lively Debates Surrounding Novel Objects, Definitions, And Proofs In Mathematics Arising From The Use Of Nave Set Theory And The Revived Axiomatic Methoddebates That Spilled Over Into Contemporary Arguments In Philosophy And The Sciences And Drove An Upsurge Of Popular Writing On Mathematics. And He Looks At Mathematics After World War I, Including The Foundational Crisis And Mathematical Platonism.Plato'S Ghost Is Essential Reading For Mathematicians And Historians, And Will Appeal To Anyone Interested In The Development Of Modern Mathematics.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.