On 06 Sep 2012, at 16:28, Brian Tenneson wrote:
All numbers can be defined in terms of sets. The question becomes
this:
do sets have ontological primacy relative to mankind or are sets
invented or created by mankind?
I would say invented, as many different notion of sets can exist.
You
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Time: 2012-09-07, 03:21:21
Subject: Re: Where do numbers and geometry come from ?
On 06 Sep 2012, at 16:28, Brian Tenneson wrote:
All numbers can be defined in terms of sets. The question becomes this:
do sets have ontological primacy relative to mankind
*Subject:* Re: Where do numbers and geometry come from ?
Dear Roger,
Why is it that people persist in even suggesting that
numbers are created by man? Why the anthropocentric bias? Pink
Ponies might have actually crated them, or Polka-dotted Unicorns!
The idea is just silly
All numbers can be defined in terms of sets. The question becomes this:
do sets have ontological primacy relative to mankind or are sets invented
or created by mankind?
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net wrote:
Hi Stephen P. King
Yes, of course, but I wanted a
On 9/6/2012 11:09 AM, Brian Tenneson wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding is that sets and
membership cannot be defined in terms of a more primary mathematical
concept. Functions can be defined in terms of this primitive called
sets. Numbers are sets; natural numbers are
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