A Mathematician's Apology
1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Mathematician's Apology is a 1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy, which offers a defence of the pursuit of mathematics. Central to Hardy's "apology" – in the sense of a formal justification or defence (as in Plato's Apology of Socrates) – is an argument that mathematics has value independent of possible applications. Hardy located this value in the beauty of mathematics, and gave some examples of and criteria for mathematical beauty. The book also includes a brief autobiography, and gives the layman an insight into the mind of a working mathematician.
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Author | G. H. Hardy |
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Subjects | Philosophy of mathematics, mathematical beauty |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1940 |
OCLC | 488849413 |
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