The Origin and Significance of Zero
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 787 |
| Release | : 2024-03-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004691568 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004691561 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (561 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Origin and Significance of Zero written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zero has been axial in human development, but the origin and discovery of zero has never been satisfactorily addressed by a comprehensive, systematic and above all interdisciplinary research program. In this volume, over 40 international scholars explore zero under four broad themes: history; religion, philosophy & linguistics; arts; and mathematics & the sciences. Some propose that the invention/discovery of zero may have been facilitated by the prior evolution of a sophisticated concept of Nothingness or Emptiness (as it is understood in non-European traditions); and conversely, inhibited by the absence of, or aversion to, such a concept of Nothingness in the West. But not all scholars agree. Join the debate.
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