jgill

On this thread, the posts imply nothing is as it seems. :cool:

That's what my philosophy prof told me in a senior-level class when I went to his office and complained that I was having real problems trying to unde...

Publishing in such journals may be difficult if the author is not in academia. This has been discussed elsewhere in the forum. Good luck.

“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out ...

Yes, I'm curious about this. In mathematics, academic institutions have a very powerful influence of what gets published in important journals. The re...

Wow. Is Denmark that bad? :scream:

Have you published before in a high impact journal? Good luck.

For me, this is a very interesting thread. It's more relevant to my own experiences as a math prof than other threads about mathematics, especially th...

There was a movie some time back in which the central character had no short-term memory, but solved some sort of mystery, taking copious notes contin...

Well, philosophy is certainly good for nothing, at least on TPF: Nothing! A Conceptual Paradox! :cool:

Well, that's certainly a serious undertaking. Much hinges upon your findings.

Heuristics in mathematical expositions is relative to an intended audience.

Yes, an expectation of the reader filling in the gaps is common. It would be dreadful if that practice were abandoned! :cool:

I was speaking of completely automated proofs by computer programs. Formal mathematics is simply that employed by research math people these days. You...

Is that you in the physics lab explaining quantum entanglement? You have my attention.

Well, yes, that's what I meant! Admirable work, Possibility. :grin:

A fictional character. :roll:

Well, you would have to nit-pick! :cool:

Markus Gabriel: the Wise Philosopher Wikipedia: "In an April 2020 interview he called European measures against COVID 19 unjustified and a step toward...

A fictional character.

I never knew heuristics was so complicated. I frequently used what mathematicians consider heuristics when teaching, particularly in a course in compl...

Your original premise seems to resemble the ongoing arguments on this forum about identity and equality. Does A=B mean that A and B are the same? Is 2...

Ya gotta be kidding. That's a rational argument? :roll:

If these are parallel worlds that are identical, then they have the same "histories", and person A in one world would have the same memories and histo...

Of course. In my years as a prof the only times I recall discussing the equal symbol is in elementary set theory. If we had had an actual course in fo...

Gosh, you are so confident! Wikipedia on Equation: "There are two kinds of equations: identities and conditional equations. An identity is true for al...

I have no problem with philosophers talking about the big issues. The question is, should anyone pay attention to what they say?

I bow to the patience and perseverance of those who have replied.

I agree. But some would separate the physical universe from its mental counterpart and suggest "universe" is only the physical universe. Same with "ob...

These represent two types of equations in mathematics. But you are correct in a fundamental sense of the symbol "=". (just another small reason I've s...

Hmmm. :chin: Physicist around?

It's unfortunate that the law of identity uses the equation symbol, = , since in math the equality symbol has two meanings: (1) 2=2, identical, and (2...

How pleasantly wrong you are, MU. There are cliques within the broad structure of math in which participants work towards common goals. I was in such ...

Sometimes games are played for money or prestige. The professional mathematician finds his activities entertaining, frequently fascinating, and he def...

It's not an equation. I know, nit-picking, But I am idle at the moment and feeling peevish! Nothing to do.

I was thirty years in a math department, and I cannot recall any sort of serious discussion condemning philosophers for meddling in our subject. Occas...

You appear to suggest that mathematical axioms are similar to theory in physics. String theory, however, seems un-testable at present. Does it then le...

From the perspective of appearances of symbols you have a point. Clearly, 2+2=3+1 displays symbols on either side that are not the same as symbols on ...

Good one! :rofl: This might be the key to their salvation: { } = {N} :cool:

Repeating this for emphasis. But I fear it will be quickly forgotten. :cry:

This is hilarious. One of the reasons I enjoy this forum. :cool:

You are thinking too small. One mythical triangle, a hundred triangles, immaterial. Consider a structure akin the Tegmark's mathematical universe that...

I've never thought of him as a philosopher, but I suppose he was in a way. Cthulhu and Great Old Ones diminish human existence.

Does that mean that those people became simpletons? I'm confused. :chin:

Clearly you are not speaking of the social environment here at TPF. :wink:

Whoops! Misread this as "Quantum Immorality". Now there's a metaphysical topic worth pursuing! :nerd:

Well, that was easy enough. You might join TheMadFool in his investigations of nothing.

As I mentioned, professional philosophy appears to be much like professional mathematics. Even in youthful days it was not easy for me to keep abreast...

How does this accord with the judicial "Ignorance of the law is no excuse"?

I'm with Feynman on this, let's see some examples that unravel the word scramble. :chin: