At 05:11 PM 02/11/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Sorry about linear algebra. You didn't find eigenvectors beautiful?
No, but it may have had to do with my math teacher, he seemed to be
sleeping through the class too.
Joanna
At 06:28 PM 02/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
but the russell that ian recommends we read is not the philosopher of
logical atomism or atheism or the silliness of marriage ;-). the
development of the formalization of mathematics triggered by frege
(peano et al) in the late 19th century and brought to
Sorry about linear algebra. You didn't find eigenvectors beautiful?
Peter
joanna bujes wrote:
I only like math because it's beautiful and elegant, but I have no
desire (and probably no ability) to understand why it is so. I
made it through Calculus and vector calculus...was bored to
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Peter Dorman wrote:
Sorry about linear algebra. You didn't find
eigenvectors beautiful?
Peter
I was always told that there were two ways to learn
linear algebra; the hard way and the easy way. And the
easy way doesn't work.
dd
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From: Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ian replies: He invites us to explore that which is neither irrational nor
embraces the law of non-contradiction and the law of the excluded middle. To
the extent those issues make contact [with] d-t, via associative
Title: RE: [PEN-L:34524] Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: doublethink
Ian had written :He [Nagarjuna] invites us to explore that which is neither irrational nor embraces the law of non-contradiction and the law of the excluded middle. To the extent those issues make contact [with] d-t [i.e
Title: RE: [PEN-L:34468] Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: doublethink
Ian: Nagarjuna was arguably the first philosopher to systematically explore and *break* with the limits of the applicability of the law of non-contradiction and the implications for ontology and epistemology.
me: so he ... embraces
