Numbers and Narratives — or : When Russell meets Zhu Shijie to discuss Philosophy of Mathematics

Bréard A (2022)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Laval Theologique et Philosophique Universite Laval

Book Volume: 78

Pages Range: 365–384

Journal Issue: 3

URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1097879ar

DOI: 10.7202/1097879ar

Abstract

Even if no explicit meta-discourse on mathematics is found in pre-modern China outside of mathematical writings, reflections upon objects of mathematical inquiry and the mathematician’s toolbox existed. They are shown to be built into the corpus of Chinese mathematics itself. As illustrated in particular through one specific mathematical domain that evolved from the first to the 19th century, such philosophical reflections are dispersed between texts, paratexts and images, thereby borrowing concepts and iconic images from other Chinese contexts of philosophical nature.

Authors with CRIS profile

Andrea Bréard Chair for Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China (Alexander von Humboldt-Professor)

How to cite

APA:

Bréard, A. (2022). Numbers and Narratives — or : When Russell meets Zhu Shijie to discuss Philosophy of Mathematics. Laval Theologique et Philosophique, 78(3), 365–384. https://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1097879ar

MLA:

Bréard, Andrea. "Numbers and Narratives — or : When Russell meets Zhu Shijie to discuss Philosophy of Mathematics." Laval Theologique et Philosophique 78.3 (2022): 365–384.

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