Ludic Proof: Greek Mathematics and the Alexandrian Aesthetic

by Reviel Netz

This book represents a new departure in science studies: an analysis of a scientific style of writing, situating it within the context of the contemporary style of literature. Its philosophical significance is that it provides a novel way of making sense of the notion of a scientific style. For the first time, the Hellenistic mathematical corpus - one of the most substantial extant for the period - is placed centre-stage in the discussion of Hellenistic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521898943
• ISBN13: 9780521898942
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"