Rarely has the history or philosophy of mathematics been written about by mathematicians, and the analysis of mathematical texts themselves has been an area almost entirely unexplored. Figures of Thought looks at ways in which mathematical works can be read as texts, examines their textual strategies and demonstrates that such readings provide a rich source of philosophical issues regarding mathematics: issues which traditional approaches to the history and philosophy of mathematics have neglected.
David Reed, a professional mathematician himself, offers the first sustained and...

Jehovah's Witnesses may not be willing to compare Scripture, so David Reed has developed a subject guide that complements his Jehovah's Witnesses Answered Verse By Verse. Through these topical answers, those who encounter Witnesses can understand the group's history, doctrinal changes, and theology.