Mathematics and the roots of postmodern thought / Vladimir Tasić.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tasić, Vladimir, 1965- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Philosophy.

Mathematics.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tasić traces the roots of postmodern theory to a debate on the foundations of mathematics, early in the 20th century. He compares developments in mathematics with what took place in the arts and humanities.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Around the Cartesian Circuit; 3. Space Oddity and Linguistic Turn; 4. Wound of Language; 5. Beyond the Code; 6. The Expired Subject; 7. The Vanishing Author; 8. Say Hello to the Structure Bubble; 9. Don't Think, Look; 10. Postmodern Enigmas; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772724-7

0-19-988151-0

1-280-83485-4

9786610834853

0-19-534995-4

OCLC:

316713444