FOM: Definition of mathematics

Samuel S. Kutler s-kutler at sjca.edu
Thu Dec 30 12:21:46 EST 1999


Jan:

Just because mathematics can be formuiated in terms of sets--say in
ZFC--that doesn't mean that it has to be so formulated.

I believe that Archimedes, Newton, and Euler--for examples--produced
mathematics.

Best wishes from Annapolis for a happy year 2000,

Sam Kutler




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