Mind and Nature:
Selected Writings on Philosophy, Mathematics, and Physics
Hermann Weyl
Edited and with an introduction by Peter Pesic

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ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS:

"This is an important complement to Weyl's Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science because most of the pieces in this new collection were written later and demonstrate that his contribution to the philosophical reflection on mathematics goes far beyond his earlier work. These pieces were written over a period of thirty years in which much changed: not only the shape of mathematical physics but also Weyl's own understanding of the role of mathematics in physical science and of how to approach the problem of matter, as well as his metaphysical sympathies."--Erhard W. Scholz, University of Wuppertal, Germany

"A very worthwhile volume."--Harold Kuhn, author of Lectures on the Theory of Games

"Weyl's writings are well worth reading, over and over again. This is a very nice volume."--Robert Gunning, Princeton University

"A great volume."--David Ruelle, author of The Mathematician's Brain

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