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This isn't a mess, this is a good thing. Math is a way of talking about ideas, not a formal system for computers.

• carapace 7y ago
  So what's the difference in your view between math and philosophy?
  • justinmeiners 7y ago
    That's a little complicated as math is intertwined with science. But at the core I only see them as a difference in subject matter. Math is a philosophical study of space, logical structure, quantity, etc. Proofs are just tools for articulating arguments about these subjects. Deduction just tends to work better in math, so the methods are more refined and agreed upon.
  • m463 7y ago
    I took a philosophy course in college to learn symbolic logic