| Series |
The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric
RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric. ^A1368648
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| Contents |
From division to multiplication : uncovering the relationship between mathematics and rhetoric through transdisciplinary scholarship / James Wynn and G. Mitchell Reyes -- In what ways shall we describe mathematics as rhetorical? / Edward Schiappa -- The mathematization of the invisible hand : rhetorical energy and the crafting of economic spontaneity / Catherine Chaput and Crystal Broch Colombini -- The horizons of judgment in mathematical discourse : copulas, economics, and subprime mortgages / G. Mitchell Reyes -- The Ourang-Outang in the Rue Morgue : Charles Peirce, Edgar Allan Poe, and the rhetoric of diagrams in detective fiction / Andrew C. Jones and Nathan Crick -- Rhetoric and mathematics in the Saturnian account of atomic spectra / Joseph Little -- The new mathematical arts of argument : naturalistic images and geometric diagrams / Jeanne Fahnestock -- Accommodating young women : addressing the gender gap in mathematics with female-centered epideictic / James Wynn -- Turning principles of action into practice : examining the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' reform rhetoric / Michael Dreher. |
| Abstract |
"A collection of essays which deploy rhetorical lenses to explore how mathematics influences the values and beliefs with which we assess the world and make decisions, as well as how our values and beliefs influence the kinds of mathematical instruments we construct and accept"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021001829 |
| ISBN | 9780271088815 (cloth) |
