Numbers and the Making of Us (Paperback)
 
作者: Caleb Everett 
分類: linguistics ,
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography ,
Number theory  
書城編號: 1559310


售價: $220.00

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出版社: Harvard University Press
出版日期: 2019/04/22
尺寸: 208x148x22mm
重量: 0.32 kg
ISBN: 9780674237810

商品簡介


"A fascinating book."
--James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review

A Smithsonian Best Science Book of the Year
Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Language & Linguistics

Carved into our past and woven into our present, numbers shape our perceptions of the world far more than we think. In this sweeping account of how the invention of numbers sparked a revolution in human thought and culture, Caleb Everett draws on new discoveries in psychology, anthropology, and linguistics to reveal the many things made possible by numbers, from the concept of time to writing, agriculture, and commerce.

Numbers are a tool, like the wheel, developed and refined over millennia. They allow us to grasp quantities precisely, but recent research confirms that they are not innate--and without numbers, we could not fully grasp quantities greater than three. Everett considers the number systems that have developed in different societies as he shares insights from his fascinating work with indigenous Amazonians.

"This is bold, heady stuff... The breadth of research Everett covers is impressive, and allows him to develop a narrative that is both global and compelling... Numbers is eye-opening, even eye-popping."
--New Scientist

"A powerful and convincing case for Everett's main thesis: that numbers are neither natural nor innate to humans."
--Wall Street Journal

Caleb Everett 作者作品表

Numbers and the Making of Us (Paperback)

Numbers and the Making of Us (Hardcover)

eBook: Linguistic Relativity: Evidence Across Languages and Cognitive Domains (DRM PDF)

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