2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/125689I discuss some general aspects of the creation, interpretation, and reception of mathematics as a part of civilization and culture.Commissioned for vol. 2 of ``Mathematics and Culture'', ed. by C. Bartocci and P. OdifreddiHistory and OverviewAlgebraic Geometrytext