Visual thinking in mathematics : an epistemological study
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Visual thinking in mathematics : an epistemological study
Oxford University Press, 2011, c2007
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"First published in paperback 2011"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-284) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Visual thinking - visual imagination or perception of diagrams and symbol arrays, and mental operations on them - is omnipresent in mathematics. Is this visual thinking merely a psychological aid, facilitating grasp of what is gathered by other means? Or does it also have epistemological functions, as a means of discovery, understanding, and even proof? By examining the many kinds of visual representation in mathematics and the diverse ways in which they are used,
Marcus Giaquinto argues that visual thinking in mathematics is rarely just a superfluous aid; it usually has epistemological value, often as a means of discovery. Drawing from philosophical work on the nature of concepts and from empirical studies of visual perception, mental imagery, and numerical
cognition, Giaquinto explores a major source of our grasp of mathematics, using examples from basic geometry, arithmetic, algebra, and real analysis. He shows how we can discern abstract general truths by means of specific images, how synthetic a priori knowledge is possible, and how visual means can help us grasp abstract structures.
Visual Thinking in Mathematics reopens the investigation of earlier thinkers from Plato to Kant into the nature and epistemology of an individual's basic mathematical beliefs and abilities, in the new light shed by the maturing cognitive sciences. Clear and concise throughout, it will appeal to scholars and students of philosophy, mathematics, and psychology, as well as anyone with an interest in mathematical thinking.
目次
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Simple Shapes: Vision and Concepts
- 3. Basic Geometrical Knowledge
- 4. Geometrical Discovery by Visualizing
- 5. Diagrams in Geometric Proofs
- 6. Mental Number Lines
- 7. Visual Aspects of Calculation
- 8. General Theorems from Specific Images
- 9. Visual Thinking in Basic Analysis
- 10. Symbol Manipulation
- 11. Cognition of Structure
- 12. Mathematical Thinking: Algebraic v. Geometric?
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