X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender - Rilegato

Cheng, Eugenia

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ISBN 10: 1541646509 ISBN 13: 9781541646506

Casa editrice: BASIC BOOKS, 2020

Riassunto

A brilliant mathematician examines the complexity of gender and society and forges a path out of inequality  
 
“This book changed my life in the most beautiful way…Stunning.” —NPR  
 
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year  
One of WIRED’s Most Fascinating Books of the Year 
 

Why are men in charge? After years working in the male-dominated field of mathematics and in the female-dominated field of art, Eugenia Cheng has heard the question many times. In x + y, Cheng argues that her mathematical specialty -- category theory -- reveals why. Category theory deals more with context, relationships, and nuanced versions of equality than with intrinsic characteristics. Category theory also emphasizes dimensionality: much as a cube can cast a square or diamond shadow, depending on your perspective, so too do gender politics appear to change with how we examine them. Because society often rewards traits that it associates with males, such as competitiveness, we treat the problems those traits can create as male. But putting competitive women in charge will leave many unjust relationships in place. If we want real change, we need to transform the contexts in which we all exist, and not simply who we think we are.  

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Informazioni sull'autore

Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has authored numerous books, including the LA Times Book Prize winner Is Math Real?, Unequal, How to Bake Pi, The Art of Logic, and Beyond Infinity. Cheng lives in Chicago, Illinois.  

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: BASIC BOOKS
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1541646509
• ISBN 13: 9781541646506
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile