Re: Humanistic mathematics (Cantor's Theory)



Chris Menzel wrote:

> Quick question -- do you think the "underlying reality" of mathematics
> includes the real numbers?

Not quite. Real numbers are a very useful abstraction derived from
the underlying reality of mathematics.

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