@St_Rev because in fact you can’t get real numbers without actual infinities (Dedekind cuts or Cauchy sequences) and those were triggers
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@St_Rev Apparently constructivists tried to find ways to do analysis without any hidden actual infinities, but it was an abject failure.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev So basically somewhere around 1960, everyone agreed just not to deal with the foundational crisis anymore and to get on with >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev doing-math-as-usual and trying to forget the whole thing. But they actually know the issues haven’t gone away, and are afraid2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness They call it "shut up and calculate" in physics, yeah.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness I'm not sure any of it applies much to my own experience as an algebraist, though.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I just had the frustrating experience of my advisor being a lot easier to understand when he didn't know I was watching. :[1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I have no idea! He talked math to other people in a way he didn't with me.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@St_Rev But now I’m suspecting one reason I was denied access was *because* I asked triggering questions about foundations.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev it was completely baffling at the time. we’re doing real analysis and you get all upset when I ask what “real” means??1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 1 more reply
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