Freedom in Mathematics

• Main Authors: Cartier, Pierre (Author), Dhombres, Jean (Author), Heinzmann, Gerhard (Author), Villani, Cédric (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; History.; Social sciences.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Applications of Mathematics.; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

This book challenges the views put forward by Pierre Cartier, one of the anchors of the famous Bourbaki group, and Cédric Villani, one of the most brilliant mathematicians of his generation, who received the Fields Medal in 2010. Jean Dhombres, mathematician and science historian, and Gerhard Heinzm...

Table of Contents:

• Presentation of the Authors (Pierre Cartier, Jean Dhombres, Gerhard Heinzmann, Cedric Villani)
• On the Origins of Mathematics
• The Relations between Mathématics and Reality
• Social and Political History of Mathematics Education
• Nature and Issues of the Mathematics Research
• Conclusion
• Annexure.