Mathematics & Common Sense: A Case of Creative Tension

By: Philip J. Davis

ISBN-13: 9781568812700
ISBN-10: 1568812701
Publisher: A K PETERS
Published date: November 30th 2006
From the Preface: “This book is addressed to all who are curious about the nature of mathematics and its role in society. It is neither a text book nor a specialists’ book. It consists of a number of loosely linked essays that may be read independently and for which I have tried to provide a leitmotif by throwing light on the relationship between mathematics and common sense. In these essays I hope to foster a critical attitude towards both the existence of common sense in mathematics and the ambiguous role that it can play.”