Francis Edward Su.
Mathematics for Human Flourishing.
Yale University Press. 2020
This book is a profound meditation on what it means to be human.
An award-winning mathematician and educator reveals
how math meets a wide range of basic human desires
and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing,
to encourage those disenchanted by past math experiences
and cast an inclusive vision of what math should be.
The reflections of his friend, who discovered a passion for math in prison,
show how this pursuit can—and must—be open to all.