Download or read book Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge written by Morris Kline and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1985-07-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments...with many interesting observations along the way.--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further.