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Ted Chiang’s short story “Division by Zero”, about a mathematician who discovers the foundations of mathematics are inconsistent, would appear to be relevant to
by jimmcslim 7y ago
Ted Chiang’s short story “Division by Zero”, about a mathematician who discovers the foundations of mathematics are inconsistent, would appear to be relevant to this discussion.
- ShamelessC 7y agoCould you share more or summarize?
- teraflop 7y agoHere's a brief synopsis: http://kasmana.people.cofc.edu/MATHFICT/mfview.php?callnumber=mf194 http://kasmana.people.cofc.edu/MATHFICT/mfview.php?callnumbe...
- dwohnitmok 7y agoMathematicians' take on the same hypothetical situation: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/40920/what-if-current-foundations-of-mathematics-are-inconsistent https://mathoverflow.net/questions/40920/what-if-current-fou.... Not quite as earth-shattering.