Mathematics in Western CultureOxford University Press, 31 dic 1964 - 512 páginas This book gives a remarkably fine account of the influences mathematics has exerted on the development of philosophy, the physical sciences, religion, and the arts in Western life. |
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METHODS OF COMMUNICATION | 41 |
THE HANDICAP PRINCIPLE IN SOCIAL SYSTEMS | 109 |
HUMANS | 207 |
Epilogue | 229 |
Notes | 231 |
Bibliography | 245 |
List of Figures | 261 |
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