"Enlightenment is a feature of mathematics about which very little has been written." http://www.liceogiuliocesare.it/public/documenti/Rota_Phenomenology_Mathematical_Beauty.pdf …
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing I'm less than a fraction of a percent of the mathematician Rota was, but this grates.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing He seems to be building a strawman of What Mathematicians Value so he can compare it unfavorably to "enlightenment".2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing I think it’s so incredibly rare for mathematicians to talk honestly about what they are doing that >1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing > ANY claims at all are both hugely valuable and likely to be somewhat off/simplistic/exaggerated.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing I agree that his oracular stance is annoying and makes me want to argue—and was my experience of him in person too—1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing but on the other hand I agree with, and find insightful, all his examples in the cases where I know the specifics.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing This may just mean I have similar mathematical taste to his, and that is why I found him an inspiring teacher…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@St_Rev @sarahdoingthing but I’d be curious if there were large disagreements on the part of other mathematicians.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing To take your example, I found complex analysis repellent, but >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing I just read about Picard’s theorem on the wiki, and it does sound cool intuitively.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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