Science and an african logic
Auteur :
Verran, Helen
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226853895
Date de publication :
15 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
510 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Does two and two equal four? Ask someone and they should answer yes. An equation such as this seems the very definition of certainty, but is it? Helen Verran describes how she went from the conclusion that logic and maths are culturally relative, to a new understanding of all generalizing logic.