On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:39:40 -0600, "Carl Tollander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Perhaps the invention is intrinsic? The either/or conundrum seems > artificial, unless one buys into a narrower definition of mathematician. > > C.
the mathematician is channeling the universe as it expresses itself? > > Prof David West wrote: > > > > Mathematicians have asserted both positions - some believing that math > > is a process of "discovery" of the intrinsic nature of the universe (or > > the mind of God) while others believe it is a process of "invention" and > > isomorphism between the invention and the universe is serendipitous. > > > > davew > > > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:23:50 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >> A larger question might be (perhaps indicating my own ignorance) : is > >> mathematics inherent in the universe or a rational construct of the human > >> mind? > >> Paul > >> > >> > >> ************** > >> Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live > >> music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! > >> > >> (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
