TY - BOOK AU - Davis,Philip J. AU - Hersh,Reuben TI - Descartes' dream: the world according to mathematics SN - 0395431549 (pbk.) U1 - 510 PY - 1987///, c1986 CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - Mathematics KW - Philosophy KW - Social aspects KW - Computers and civilization N1 - Reprint. Originally published: San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1986; Includes index; Bibliography: p. 307-315; 1. THIS MATHEMATIZED WORLD 2. THE SOCIAL TYRANNY OF NUMBERS 3. COGNITION AND COMPUTATION 4. PERSPECTIVES THROUGH TIME 5. MATHEMATICS AND ETHICS 6. PERSONAL MEANINGS ER -