Is there a specific time when mathematics became focused in proving properties under extremely general conditions, rather than doing things?
@raeez favorite problem is mathematical epistemology -- as in http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDrama/reading/Wigner.html … and http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/MathDrama/reading/Hamming.html … only formal
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@DanielleFong also, a notable algebraic geometer argues for empiricism in the origins of abstract algebra in http://amzn.to/128tVqBThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DanielleFong though titled “basic notions of algebra”, that book surveys much of modern algebra.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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