The Origin and Significance of Zero : : An Interdisciplinary Perspective /

The Origin and Significance of Zero : : An Interdisciplinary Perspective / / edited by Peter Gobets and Robert Lawrence Kuhn.

Zero has been axial in human development, but the origin and discovery of zero has never been satisfactorily addressed by a comprehensive, systematic and above all interdisciplinary research program. In this volume, over 40 international scholars explore zero under four broad themes: history; religi...

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Superior document:Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024
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Gobets, Peter,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.
©2024
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
Value Inquiry Book Series ; 395.
Physical Description:1 online resource (787 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction / Peter Gobets
  • Part 0 Zero in Historical Perspective
  • Introduction to Part 0
  • Chapter 1 Viewing the Zero as a Part of Cross-cultural Intellectual Heritage / Bhaswati Bhattacharya
  • Chapter 2 Connecting Zeros / Mayank N. Vahia
  • Chapter 3 Babylonian Zeros / Jim Ritter
  • Chapter 4 Aspects of Zero in Ancient Egypt / Friedhelm Hoffmann
  • Chapter 5 The Zero Concept in Ancient Egypt / Beatrice Lumpkin
  • Chapter 6 On the Placeholder in Numeration and the Numeral Zero in China / Célestin Xiaohan Zhou
  • Chapter 7 Reflections on Early Dated Inscriptions from South India / T. S. Ravishankar
  • Chapter 8 From Śūnya to Zero – an Enigmatic Odyssey / Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay
  • Chapter 9 The Significance of Zero in Jaina Mathematics / Anupam Jain
  • Chapter 10 Notes on the Origin of the First Definition of Zero Consistent with Basic Physical Laws / Jonathan J. Crabtree
  • Chapter 11 Putting a Price on Zero / Manil Suri
  • Chapter 12 Revisiting Khmer Stele K-127
  • Authors: Debra G. Aczel, Solang Uk, Hab Touch, and Miriam R. Aczel
  • Chapter 13 The Medieval Arabic Zero / Jeffrey A. Oaks
  • Chapter 14 Numeration in the Scientific Manuscripts of the Maghreb / Djamil Aïssani
  • Chapter 15 The Zero Triumphant: Allegory, Emptiness and the Early History of the Tarot / Esther Freinkel Tishman
  • Part 1 Zero in Religious, Philosophical and Linguistic Perspective
  • Introduction to Part 1
  • Chapter 16 On the Semiotics of Zero / Brian Rotman
  • Chapter 17 Nought Matters: the History and Philosophy of Zero / Paul Ernest
  • Chapter 18 The Influence of Buddhism on the Invention and Development of Zero / Alexis Lavis
  • Chapter 19 Zero and Śūnyatā: Likely Bedfellows / Fabio Gironi
  • Chapter 20 Indian Origin of Zero / Ravi Prakash Arya
  • Chapter 21 A Philosophical Origin of the Mathematical Zero / Sudip Bhattacharyya
  • Chapter 22 Category Theory and the Ontology of Śūnyata
  • Authors: Sisir Roy and Rayudu Posina
  • Chapter 23 Zero: an Integrative Spiritual Perspective with One and Infinity
  • Authors: Sharda S. Nandram, Puneet K. Bindlish, Ankur Joshi, and Vishwanath Dhital
  • Chapter 24 Challenges in Interpreting the Invention of Zero / Kaspars Klavins
  • Chapter 25 Some More Unsystematic Notes on Śūnya / Alberto Pelissero
  • Chapter 26 Much Ado about Nothing or, How Much Philosophy Is Required to Invent the Number Zero? / Johannes Bronkhorst
  • Chapter 27 From Emptiness to Nonsense: the Constitution of the Number Zero (for Non-mathematicians) / Erik Hoogcarspel
  • Chapter 28 The Fear of Nothingness / John Marmysz
  • Chapter 29 The Concept of Naught in Jewish Tradition / Esti Eisenmann
  • Chapter 30 How Does Tom Tillemans Think? / Erik Hoogcarspel
  • Chapter 31 Overhauling the Prevailing Worldview: an Essay / Peter Gobets
  • Part 2 Zero in the Arts
  • Introduction to Part 2
  • Chapter 32 Selected Works by Anish Kapoor / Peter Gobets
  • Part 3 Zero in Mathematics and Science
  • Introduction to Part 3
  • Chapter 33 The Unique Significance of Zero in Thinking: a Sense of ‘Nothing’ / Andreas Nieder
  • Chapter 34 Can We Divide by Zero? / Marina Ville
  • Chapter 35 Division by Zero (khahara) in Indian Mathematics / Avinash Sathaye
  • Chapter 36 Zero: in Various Forms
  • Authors: Mayank N. Vahia and Upasana Neogi
  • Chapter 37 Nothing, Zeno Paradoxes and Quantum Physics / Marcis Auzinsh
  • Chapter 38 The Significance to Physics of the Number Zero
  • Authors: Joseph A. Biello and R. Samson
  • Chapter 39 A World without Zero / R. Samson
  • Epilogue / Peter Gobets
  • Back Matter
  • Appendix 1 Expertise Center on Zero Memorandum of Understanding
  • Appendix 2 Online Presentations
  • Appendix 3 Status Update/Petition on the Bakhshali Manuscript
  • Index.

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