The roots of mathematical thought
History and Overview
2022-07-07 v2
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.
Cite
@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