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The roots of mathematical thought

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Abstract

In this paper, I explore what mathematical research can tell us about ourselves, and our role in the world, using examples from my own experience. The paper is a sequel to my piece "Mathematics is a Quest for Truth", published in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society in 2014.

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@article{arxiv.2006.07247,
  title  = {The roots of mathematical thought},
  author = {Harry Tamvakis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.07247},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

10 pages, 2 figures. Final version, dated October 16, 2020