Pure mathematics in our society
Posted by Martin Brandenburg, at math.stackexchange.com,
Is there some book or essay which deals with the sociological and economical justification of doing and funding pure mathematics?
Mathematics in Society and History
Overview of attention for book
Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 Mathematics and Culture
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 Mathematics from the Ground Up
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 3 The Mathematics of Survival in China
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 Mathematics in Context: The Arabic-Islamic Golden Age
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 Indian Mathematics: A History of Episodes
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 Mathematics and Renaissance in Japan
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 7 Conflict, Social Change, and Mathematics in Europe
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 8 Mathematics as Representation
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 9 Foundations of the Sociology of Pure Mathematics
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 10 The Social Relations of Pure Mathematics