The Human Worth of Rigorous Thinking : : Essays and Addresses / / Cassius J. Keyser.
Presents fifteen essays and addresses concerning the human worth of rigorous thought as it applies to mathematics, research, and the universe.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1925] ©1925 |
Year of Publication: | 1925 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Contents -- I. The Human Worth of Rigorous Thinking -- II. The Human Significance of Mathematics -- III. The Humanization of the Teaching of Mathematics -- IV. The Walls of the World; or Concerning the Figure and the Dimensions of the Universe of Space -- V. Mathematical Emancipations: Dimensionality and Hyperspace -- VI. The Universe and Beyond: The Existence of the Hypercosmic -- VII. The Axiom of Infinity: A New Presupposition of Thought -- VIII. The Permanent Basis of a Liberal Education -- IX. Graduate Mathematical Instruction for Graduate Students Not Intending to Become Mathematicians -- X. The Source and Functions of a University -- XI. Research in American Universities -- XII. Principia Mathematica -- XIII. Concerning Multiple Interpretations of Postulate Systems and the " Existence" of Hyperspace -- XIV. Mathematical Productivity in the United States -- XV. Mathematics -- XVI. Man and Men -- XVII. Educational Ideals That Are Most Worthy of Loyalty -- Index of Authors |
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Summary: | Presents fifteen essays and addresses concerning the human worth of rigorous thought as it applies to mathematics, research, and the universe. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231894494 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/keys93596 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Cassius J. Keyser. |