Hi Marc,
I share with you a feeling that there is
something missing in the static picture of mathematical truth as painted in
Platonism; there is no fundamental sense of where Becoming originates. It has
been a perpetual problem for Platonist to explain how to derive our sense
of chang
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
Pete Carlton
> Hi Marc --
>
> it's interesting to wonder about "what it would be like" to directly
> perceive mathematics -- but we also have to acknowledge when we ask
> the question, what are the philosophical assumptions we're smuggling
> along. For instance, the human brain is not capable of
Hi Marc --
it's interesting to wonder about "what it would be like" to directly
perceive mathematics -- but we also have to acknowledge when we ask
the question, what are the philosophical assumptions we're smuggling
along. For instance, the human brain is not capable of direct
perceptio
to it, so far.
Best, Ben Udell
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Subject: Re: Mathematics: Is it really what you think it is?
Marc, Bruno, Russell, Hal, list,
First, a general note -- thanks, H
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 time to pursue the UD soon.
As to a sensory modality for mathematical objects. The se
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, si
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