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Mathematics–A Cultural Anathema

by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
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Summary

This bilingual (German/English) edition of the talk given at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Berlin, 1998, with illustrations by K. H. Hofmann and an introduction by David Mumford, discusses the role of mathematics within our culture.

Details

ISBN: 978-1-56881-156-7
Year: 2001
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Web Site:
http://www.ksk-tuebingen.de/fre/bbe/enzens.html

Reviews

Complete-Reviews.com (External Link)

November 2005

“An important argument, nicely and quickly presented.”

MAA Online (PDF)

October 2001

“The German poet and essayist Hans Magnus Enzensberger was an invited speaker at the 1998 International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin. His talk, analyzing the exclusion of mathematics from the cultural sphere by the public, is the basis of…”