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Good points. I may have misunderstood the article, but I'm a little surprised the author didn't write about Russell's inability to accept Gödel's Incompletenes
by chris_st 10y ago
Good points.
I may have misunderstood the article, but I'm a little surprised the author didn't write about Russell's inability to accept Gödel's Incompleteness proof. This made mathematics not fit in the "[it] is such that it can be perfectly described by an appropriate set of precise philosophical concepts". So I guess, if he held that philosophical opinion about reality, it would be hard to accept it about math.
- woodandsteel 10y agoHaha, I wasn't aware of that story, and yes, it fits right in with what I'm saying.