{"product_id":"9781402000393","title":"Episteme: Sociological Inquiries","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEpisteme: Sociological Inquiries\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRestivo, S.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first book by a sociologist devoted exclusively to  a general sociology of mathematics. The author provides examples of  different ways of thinking about mathematics sociologically. The  survey of mathematical traditions covers ancient China, the  Arabic-Islamic world, India, and Europe. Following the leads of  classical social theorists such as Emile Durkheim, Restivo develops  the idea that mathematical concepts and ideas are collective  representations, and that it is mathematical communities that create  mathematics, not individual mathematicians. The implications of the  sociology of mathematics, and especially of pure mathematics, for a  sociology of mind are also explored. In general, the author's  objective is to explore, conjecture, suggest, and stimulate in order  to introduce the sociological perspective on mathematics, and to  broaden and deepen the still narrow, shallow path that today carries  the sociology of mathematics. \u003cbr\u003e  This book will interest specialists in the philosophy, history, and  sociology of mathematics, persons interested in mathematics education,  students of science and society, and people interested in current  developments in the social and cultural analysis of science and  mathematics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781402000393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-2944-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 223cm x152cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 202\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398557200524,"sku":"9781402000393","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402000393.jpg?v=1779503212","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781402000393","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}