An edition of Descartes' Dream (1986)

Descartes' Dream

the world according to mathematics

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An edition of Descartes' Dream (1986)

Descartes' Dream

the world according to mathematics

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Discusses the impact that mathematics and computers have on our intellectual and emotional lives.

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Penguin
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352

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Previews available in: German English

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Computers and civilization, Mathematics, Philosophy, Social aspects, Social aspects of Mathematics, Mathematics, philosophy, Angewandte Mathematik, Gesellschaft, Mathematisierung, Entwicklung, Aufsatzsammlung

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René Descartes (1596-1650)

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Cover of: Descartes' Traum
Descartes' Traum: über die Mathematisierung von Zeit und Raum ; von denkenden Computern, Politik und Liebe
1990, Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl.
in German
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Descartes' Dream: the world according to mathematics
1990, Penguin
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Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics
1987, Houghton Mifflin
in English
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Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics
1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
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Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics
1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Paperback
Number of pages
352

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OL9303011M
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0140134751
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9780140134759
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