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This is second edition (2014) after: First English-language edition (1985): Marx demystifies calculus , Studies in Marxism, Vol. 16 MEP Publications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA from (http://mathforum.org/kb/plaintext.jspa?messageID=122991) http://mathforum.org/kb/plaintext.jspa?messageID=122991 : "Gerdes begins by what Marx's mathematical writings comprise and how they were greeted at the time. He says of Marx's attempts to circulate his papers among his friends who had some knowledge of mathematics, "These German Social Democrats were not capable of a good understanding of the role of dialectics in mathematics and nature." [page 11] Gerdes goes on to explain how calculus arose as an outgrowth of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Capitalism, noting that "[calculus] rapidly won new successes in astronomy and practical applications (however, still on a scale limited in accord with the interests of the absolutist, feudal state) ...." [page 19] After a brief description of differentials and infinitesimals, Gerdes says, "But this differential calculus, approached in this way, is very 'mysterious' in the opinion of Marx, giving 'the correct ... result by means

Publisher

University of Minnesota

Published

2014

Language

EN