Power of the line : metaphor, number and material culture in European prehistory /

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Extensive research in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and cognitive science clearly suggests that the development of a material culture in prehistory was a serious contribution to the mathematization of the human mind. An underestimated interface in this process, as cognitive and philosophi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dzbyński, Aleksander
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Polaco
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013.
Temas:
Mathematics > History.
Mathématiques > Histoire.
Archaeological theory.
Prehistoric archaeology.
Material culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Mathematics.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Extensive research in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and cognitive science clearly suggests that the development of a material culture in prehistory was a serious contribution to the mathematization of the human mind. An underestimated interface in this process, as cognitive and philosophical studies suggest, was the capability to perceive the external world in a metaphorical way. This book uses several examples to tell this story. It does not claim the right to present a universa ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-220).
ISBN:9781443864480
144386448X

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