Le 27-janv.-06, à 10:08, Marc Geddes a écrit :
For one thing: Are platonic mathematical entities really static and
timeless like platonist philosophers say? What if platonic
mathematical entities can 'change state' somehow ? What if they're
dynamic? And what if the *movement* of platonic
of mathematical Truths can be considered as "fixed points" within
the overall Becoming.
Kindest regards,
Stephen
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and what has not been explained.
So... think on my questions. Is there something HUGE we all
missing as regards the nature of mathematics? Is mathematics
really what you think it is? ;)
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has not been explained.
So... think on my questions.Is there something HUGE we all missing as regards the nature of mathematics? Is mathematics really what you think it is? ;) -- Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath
On 27/01/2006, at 8:08 PM, Marc Geddes wrote:
Open question here: What is mathematics? ;)
(SNIP)
Suppose then, that some variant of platonism is true and
mathematical entities exist 'out there' and there is *in principle*
a modality ( a method of sensory perception like hearing,
: Mathematics: Is it really what you think it is?
Open question here: What is mathematics? ;)
A series of intuitions I've been having have started to suggest to me that
mathematics may not at all be what we think it is!
The idea of 'cognitive closure' (Colin McGinn) looms large here. The human
, January 27, 2006 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: Mathematics: Is it really what you think it is?
Marc, Bruno, Russell, Hal, list,
First, a general note -- thanks, Hal, for the link to your paper on the
Universal Dovetailer. I have gotten busy with practical matters, so I've gone
quiet here. I hope to have
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