Re: Galileo's Paradox

On 12/1/2006 10:28 PM, Virgil wrote:
In article <457069A0.7060208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Eckard Blumschein <blumschein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Cantor did know that his fancy was rejected from all important figures
even those hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

Is this supposed to mean something?

Cantor was hospitalised in a mad house on a regular basis. He took
advantage of the possibility to read and comment on work by Aristotele,
Leibniz, etc. They were wrong altogether. He gave evidence for that just
by claiming to be more intelligent. His style and his promise: "The
essence of mathematics is just its freedom" in combination with
influencial friends made him very popular. He even founded the
mathematical society. During later depressive phases of his mind, he
withdrew from mathematics and dealt with the putative identity of
Shakespeare.

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