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In case the title is confusing, this is the older meaning of "Apology." Not, "I'm sorry," but "defense." This is a defense and justification for the field of ma
by teilo 8y ago
In case the title is confusing, this is the older meaning of "Apology." Not, "I'm sorry," but "defense." This is a defense and justification for the field of mathematics.
- escherplex 8y agoAs in Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua (L: A defence of one's own life)
- undershirt 8y agoso that's where Christian "Apologetics" comes from
- escherplex 8y agoYeah, interesting that the meanings shifted over time. EG, look at Google Translate (E>L) where apology (E) becomes excusatione (L) with a back translation (L>E) of 'excuse'. Today an apology may or may not come with an excuse but back then an apology must have been a rationalization for some action.