Название: Numbers and Numeracy in the Greek Polis
Автор: Robert Sing, Tazuko Angela van Berkel
Издательство: BRILL
ISBN: 9004467211
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 283
Размер: 2,5 МБ
Язык: Английский
We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how should the results be shared? This volume is the first to focus on the generation and use of numbers in the polis to quantify, communicate and persuade.