Ad Infinitum... The Ghost in Turing's Machine: Taking God Out of Mathematics and

Description: Ad Infinitum... The Ghost in Turing's Machine by Brian Rotman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This work puts forward a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Publisher Description This ambitious work puts forward a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. The author questions the familiar, classical interpretation of whole numbers held by mathematicians, and replaces it with a radical alternative. The author bases his analysis on the development of a semiotic model that characterizes mathematics as a form of discourse organized around certain kinds of waking dreams or thought experiments. The model allows him to articulate the role of the sign-using mathematical subject and of that subjects imagined self which plays a crucial part in achieving mathematical persuasion. Ad Infinitum is a significant contribution to postmodern epistemology and the philosophy of science. Author Biography Brian Rotman is an independent scholar and the author of, most recently, Signifying Nothing: The Semiotics of Zero. Details ISBN 0804721270 ISBN-13 9780804721271 Title Ad Infinitum... The Ghost in Turing's Machine Author Brian Rotman Format Hardcover Year 1993 Pages 224 Edition 1st Publisher Stanford University Press GE_Item_ID:144709040; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780804721271

Book Title: Ad Infinitum... The Ghost in Turing's Machine

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Ad Infinitum... the Ghost in Turing's Machine : Taking God Out of Mathematics and Putting the Body Back in. an Essay in Corporeal Semiotics

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Publication Year: 1993

Item Height: 0.6 in

Subject: History & Philosophy, Infinity, Metaphysics

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 23.5 Oz

Author: Brian Rotman

Item Length: 9 in

Subject Area: Mathematics, Philosophy

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Hardcover