A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is a 1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy, which offers a defence of the pursuit of mathematics. Central to Hardy's "apology" — in the sense of a formal justification or defence (as in Plato's Apology of Socrates) — is an argument that mathematics has value independent of possible applications. Hardy located this value in the beauty of mathematics, and gave some examples of and criteria for mathematical beauty. The book also includes a brief autobiography, and gives the layman an insight into the mind of a working mathematician.
A Mathematician's Apology - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy A Mathematician's Apology 1st edition Author G. H. Hardy Subjects Philosophy of mathematics , mathematical beauty Publisher Cambridge University Press Publication date 1940 Online Computer Library Center number</span>"}]]}'>OCLC 488849413 A Mathematician's Apology is a 1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy which defends the pursuit of mathematics for its own sake. Central to Hardy's " apology " – in the sense of a formal justification or defence
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