Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

From: Albert (albertwagner_at_cox.net)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:09:06 -0600

Torkel Franzen wrote:
> Albert <albertwagner@cox.net> writes:
>
>
>>Mathematics is nothing but a language for describing
>>relationships between numbers.
>
>
> In what sense are the theorems of algebra or analysis or topology
> descriptions of relationships between numbers?

Languages have rules. How do you understand 'relationship'? 

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range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally 
impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
     -- George Orwell as Syme in "1984"

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