The Social Life of Numbers
A Quechua Ontology of Numbers and Philosophy of Arithmetic
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- 10 ore di lettura
Argues that the origin and meaning of numbers were and are conceived of by Quechua-speaking peoples in ways similar to their ideas about, and formulations of, gender, age, and social relations. This book demonstrates that their practice of arithmetic is based on a well-articulated body of philosophical principles and values.
