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Re: Who is to deal with phillosophy of math? - 05-08-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by harmonygirl
Hey Hanzoganz,
In my view, hopefully everyone will deal with this eventually. But you used "supposed to deal with" it, as if you consider it the proper providence of certain professions. I think that everyone should have at least a general understanding of the philosophy of math as it forms such a wide-spread backdrop to our understanding of 'reality'.
Yes, I was refering as who as a matter of profession.
Attending a maths congress and seeing a philospher seems weid, because of the difference on the language. i guess the same would be for philosophers listening to a mathematician.
But I agree with you that hopefully, everyone gets these toughts.
  
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