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Reuben Hersh

Reuben Hersh was an American mathematician and academic, best known for his writings on the nature, practice, and social impact of mathematics. His work challenges and complements mainstream philosophy of mathematics. --Wikipedia

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Born 9 December 1927
Died 3 January 2020

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  • Cover of: The Mathematical Experience

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  • Cover of: Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics

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  • Cover of: What is mathematics, really?

    First published in 1997 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The companion guide to The mathematical experience, study edition

    First published in 1995 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life

    First published in 2010 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: 18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Peter Lax, mathematician: an illustrated memoir

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Experiencing Mathematics: What do we do, when we do mathematics?

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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Born 9 December 1927
Died 3 January 2020

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Mathematics, Philosophy, Mathematics, philosophy, Mathematics, general, Study and teaching, Biography, General, History, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, Mathematicians, Mathematicians, biography, Mathematics, study and teaching, Mathématiques, Philosophie, Symbolic and mathematical Logic, Angewandte Mathematik, Aufsatzsammlung, Computers and civilization, Education, Entwicklung, Epistémiologie, Filosofia da matemática, Fluid mechanics -- Shock waves and blast waves -- Shock waves and blast waves, Fondements, General -- Conference proceedings and collections of papers -- Collections of articles of general interest

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Peter D. Lax, René Descartes (1596-1650)

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January 8, 2023 Edited by Stew Edited without comment.
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April 18, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import