points by lioeters 1 day ago | 0 comments
Thanks for the recommendation!
Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery - Imre Lakatos
I appreciated your defense of mathematics as a communal process of developing human understanding, not just a way to solve problems and generate proofs. While the latter is important and valuable, replacing mathematicians on an industrial scale will destroy the cultural context that cultivated the field over generations.
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