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What Number Is God?


en Limba Engleză Paperback – iul 1995
The ancient Greeks held that "number rules the universe" and that "God ever geometrizes." Here author Sarah Voss explores the historical connection between mathematics and religion in her provocative book, What Number Is God? Citing many examples, she shows that humankind has long used mathematics metaphorically to understand and make sense of life's most fundamental questions.

As Voss shows, contemporary society also uses metaphors of mathematics to investigate such issues, though in a fashion that is frequently overlooked or denied. The intentional use of contemporary mathematical ideas as metaphors for metaphysical notions can have a dramatic impact on modern society, in part by providing new symbols to replace old religious language which has lost its power to excite.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780791424186
ISBN-10: 0791424189
Pagini: 214
Dimensiuni: 151 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: State University Press of New York (SUNY)

Notă biografică

Sarah Voss is the author of two chapbooks of poetry, one a book of poem prayers written in 1991 when she was transitioning from a career as a math teacher to one as minister, and the other from Finishing Line Press written in 2017 after she retired from ministry. She's published extensively on religion and math/science and is an experienced Grandmother.