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Arguing with Numbers: The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics
Arguing with Numbers: The Intersections of Rhetoric and Mathematics
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Arguing with Numbers challenges the view that mathematics is free of rhetoric by exploring the intersections between these two disciplines. It shows that mathematics is deeply rhetorical and influences the values and beliefs with which we assess the world. Contributors examine how concepts of rhetoric have been employed in mathematical and scientific reasoning, rejecting a math-equals-truth reduction in favor of a more constructivist theory of mathematics.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 302 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2022
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Rhetoric and mathematics have long been seen as opposing fields of study, with the belief that mathematics can explain or describe phenomena with certainty, rendering persuasion unnecessary. However, this volume challenges the notion that mathematics is free from rhetoric. Through nine insightful studies, Arguing with Numbers demonstrates that mathematics is, in fact, deeply rhetorical. By employing rhetoric as a lens to analyze mathematically based arguments in public policy, political and economic theory, and literature, the essays in this volume reveal how mathematics influences the values and beliefs that shape our worldviews and decision-making processes. Contributors also explore how concepts of rhetoric, such as analogy and visuality, have been employed in mathematical and scientific reasoning, including in the theorems of mathematical physicists and the geometrical diagramming of natural scientists.
This volume rejects the reductionist view that mathematics equals truth in favor of a more constructivist theory of mathematics as dynamic, evolving, and powerfully persuasive. By bringing these disparate lines of inquiry into conversation, Arguing with Numbers offers inspiration to students, established scholars, and anyone interested in exploring the intersections between rhetoric and mathematics.
The contributors to this volume are:
Catherine Chaput
Crystal Broch Colombini
Nathan Crick
Michael Dreher
Jeanne Fahnestock
Andrew C. Jones
Joseph Little
Edward Schiappa
Their insights and perspectives contribute to a richer understanding of the relationship between these two disciplines and shed light on the ways in which they can be used to enhance our understanding of the world.
Weight: 458g
Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780271088822
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