Numbers and the making of us : counting and the course of human cultures /

Numbers and the Making of Us examines the origins and effects of numbers--words and other symbols for quantities. It focuses on the influence that numbers have had on human thought. As a result of this influence, the book claims, numbers transformed the human narrative. This transformation is suppor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Everett, Caleb (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Numeration > Cross-cultural studies.
Counting > Cross-cultural studies.
Number concept.
Numération > Études transculturelles.
Calcul > Études transculturelles.
Concept de nombre.
MATHEMATICS > Arithmetic.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Counting
Number concept
Numeration
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: On the success of our species
  • Part 1. Numbers pervade the human experience. 1. Numbers woven into our present ; 2. Numbers carved into our past ; 3. A numerical journey around the world today ; 4. Beyond number words : other kinds of numeric language
  • Part 2. Worlds without numbers. 5. Anumeric people today ; 6. Quantities in the minds of young children ; 7. Quantities in the minds of animals
  • Part 3. Numbers and the shaping of our lives. 8. Inventing numbers and arithmetic ; 9. Numbers and culture : subsistence and symbolism ; 10. Transformative tools.

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