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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.
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The Social Life of Numbers, Gary Urton, Primitivo Nina Llanos
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- Pubblicato
- 1997
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- Titolo
- The Social Life of Numbers
- Sottotitolo
- A Quechua Ontology of Numbers and Philosophy of Arithmetic
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Gary Urton, Primitivo Nina Llanos
- Editore
- University of Texas Press
- Pubblicato
- 1997
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 285
- ISBN10
- 029278533X
- ISBN13
- 9780292785335
- Serie
- Valutazione
- 4 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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.