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>Wouldn't that mean that not only mathematics is pure mental activity, but every thought? That statements seems very obviously true.
by constantcrying 3y ago
>Wouldn't that mean that not only mathematics is pure mental activity, but every thought?
That statements seems very obviously true.
- mg 3y ago"pure mental activity" as opposed to "mental activity related to a reality outside of the mental activity".
- constantcrying 3y agoI don't see how you could distinguish those. Even the purest form mathematics involves things like rules and symbols and those have to exist in reality (certainly they are at least as real as any emotion).
- BSEdlMMldESB 3y agocounterpoint: remove all blackboards and chalk, and paper and pencils. can you still do math?
- constantcrying 3y agoSure, it just takes a lot of remembering. But the point is that still that isn't "pure" mental activity. I am still imagining symbols and rules, those exist in reality at least as much as emotions do.
- BSEdlMMldESB 3y agohmm, but imagining rules and symbols IS a pure mental activity, isn't it???
- constantcrying 3y agoThey are very similar to language, which cettainly is part of reality.
- haswell 3y agoMy first foray into math involved counting with my fingers.