Early Thought Patterns: A Prehistoric Esthetic of Number - Couverture souple

Borroff, Edith

 
9781410726421: Early Thought Patterns: A Prehistoric Esthetic of Number

Synopsis

In addition to practical arithmetic functions for numbers, ancient peoples also developed esthetic concepts pertaining particularly to the numbers two, three, four, and seven. These concepts were also philosophical, and terms from them are part of our vocabulary (The "deadcenter," "going off the deep end," etc.)¿Though we no longer know where they came from. The ideas seem to have been universal: I personally witnessedevidence for this in Africa, Australia, America, and Norway.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In addition to practical arithmetic functions for numbers, ancient peoples also developed esthetic concepts pertaining particularly to the numbers two, three, four, and seven. These concepts were also philosophical, and terms from them are part of our vocabulary (The "deadcenter," "going off the deep end," etc.)¿Though we no longer know where they came from. The ideas seem to have been universal: I personally witnessedevidence for this in Africa, Australia, America, and Norway.

Biographie de l'auteur

With a Ph. D. in History andeight books in print, Edith Borroff is a valued historian.¿ Primarily a composer but unable to teachcomposition to a university (women were not allowed), she got her Ph. D. in thehistory of music at the University of Michigan in 1958, and taught at severaluniversities until her retirement in 1992.

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ISBN 10 :  141072641X ISBN 13 :  9781410726414
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2003
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