Polyhedra and the Abominations of Leviticus
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The British Journal for the History of Science
- Vol. 11 (3) , 245-272
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s000708740004379x
Abstract
How are social and institutional circumstances linked to the knowledge that scientists produce? To answer this question it is necessary to take risks: speculative but testable theories must be proposed. It will be my aim to explain and then apply one such theory. This will enable me to propose an hypothesis about the connexion between social processes and the style and content of mathematical knowledge.Keywords
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