莫里斯·祈因

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莫里斯·祈因（M.祈因，英語：Morris Kline，1908年5月1日—1992年6月10日），美國數學史學家，數學哲學家，數學教育家。

生平

曾執教於紐約大學。他出版了許多有關數學的著作，其中有《古今數學思想》(Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times,)、《西方文化中的數學》(Mathematics in Western Culture)、《數學：確定性的喪失》（Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty）。

著作

• Introduction to Mathematics (with Irvin W. Kay), Houghton Mifflin, 1937
• The Theory of Electromagnetic Waves (ed), Inter-science Publishers, 1951
• Mathematics in Western Culture, Oxford University Press,1953
• Mathematics and the Physical World, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1959
• Mathematics, A Cultural Approach, Addison-Wesley, 1962
• Electromagnetic Theory and Geometrical Optics (with Irvin W. Kay), John Wiley and Sons, 1965
• Calculus, An intuitive and Physical Approach, John Wiley and Sons, 1967, 1977, Dover Publications 1998 reprint ISBN 0-486-40453-6
• Mathematics for Liberal Arts, Addison-Wesley, 1967, (republished as Mathematics for the Nonmathematician, Dover Publications, Inc., 1985) (ISBN 0-486-24823-2)
• Mathematics in the Modern World (ed), W. H. Freeman and Co., 1968
• Mathematical Thought From Ancient to Modern Times, Oxford University Press, 1972
• Why Johnny Can't Add: The Failure of the New Mathematics, St. Martin's Press, 1973
• Why the professor can't teach: Mathematics and the dilemma of university education, St. Martin's Press, 1977 (ISBN 0-312-87867-2)
• Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty, Oxford University Press, 1980 (ISBN 0-19-502754-X); OUP Galaxy Books pb. reprint (ISBN 0-19-503085-0)
• Mathematics: An Introduction to Its Spirit and Use; readings from Scientific American
• Mathematics in the Modern World; readings from Scientific American
• The Language of Shapes (with Abraham Wolf Crown)
• Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge

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外部連結

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