Virtual Mathematics: The Logic of Difference

by Simon Duffy (Editor)

These essays examine the work of Gilles Deleuze, in particular his practice of enlisting mathematical resources to underpin and inform a wide variety of philosophical positions. Deleuze's work serves as a focus in these pieces for alternative conceptual lineages and as a rich source for fashioning mathematical concepts as tools for understanding a world seen in terms of becoming and difference.With contributions from Alain Badiou, Manuel DeLanda, Gilles Châtelet, and Daniel Smith, this analytic review challenges the self-imposed limits of philosophy while it elucidates a host of connections between mathematics and philosophy.

Genres: Mathematics, Philosophy

260 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[CR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely interesting collection of works. A must-read for any working Anglo-American philosopher of mathematics. Suggested for practicing mathematicians interested in conceptual and historical aspects of their field, and philosophers who work with mathematics frequently. Particularly of interest to those working with topology, vector analysis, real analysis/calculus, notation, uncertainty, and infinitesimals.