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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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1925]
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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
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.