Cognition and closed systems
Mathematics is <em>a-priory</em> knowledge, a closed and self-sufficient system which con- nections with the material world are incidental rather than definitory. To make mathematics applicable and useful in a pragmatic sense one has to give meanings to numbers. The interplay between <...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Mental Illness |
| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/4919 |
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| Summary: | Mathematics is <em>a-priory</em> knowledge, a closed and self-sufficient system which con- nections with the material world are incidental rather than definitory. To make mathematics applicable and useful in a pragmatic sense one has to give meanings to numbers. The interplay between <em>a-priori</em> and <em>a-posteriori</em> thinking leads to useful applications of the former. |
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| ISSN: | 2036-7457 2036-7465 |