The Mathematical Imagination : On the Origins and Promise of Critical Theory /

The Mathematical Imagination : On the Origins and Promise of Critical Theory /

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During the Weimar Republic, mathematics provided Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer - friends and forerunners of the Frankfurt School - with tools to navigate the crises of modernity. This study explores the histories of mathematics at the origin of critical theory and shows t...

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Main Author: Handelman, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Jewish philosophy.
Critical theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
Philosophie juive > 20e siecle.
Mathematiques > Philosophie.
Theorie critique.
Jewish philosophy > 20th century.
Electronic books.
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Summary:During the Weimar Republic, mathematics provided Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer - friends and forerunners of the Frankfurt School - with tools to navigate the crises of modernity. This study explores the histories of mathematics at the origin of critical theory and shows the enduring relevance of mathematics for critical thought.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780823283859
Access:Open Access

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