"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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@sarahdoingthing He seems to be building a strawman of What Mathematicians Value so he can compare it unfavorably to "enlightenment". -
@St_Rev do you think he's right that mathematicians have values they hide from themselves by talking about them in roundabout ways? - 4 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing I never had much of a sense of beauty--my dissertation advisor actually criticized me for that. Was motivated by curiosity. -
@St_Rev drive for enlightenment, but not engaged with beauty, is interesting
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@sarahdoingthing Just text-search "every" and then "mathematician". Tons of sweeping statements.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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