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G.H. Hardy would like to disagree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician%27s_Apology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician%27s_Apology
by groos 2y ago
G.H. Hardy would like to disagree.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician%27s_Apology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician%27s_Apology
- gerdesj 2y agoUnfortunately, he is unable to join the discussion. Deploying a ghost as an argument in and of itself is hardly useful. Personally I tend to disagree with "I hope it isn't useful" or whatever the GHH quote is about maths being practicably applicable to the world/universe n that. Why not tell us what you think? Mr Hardy's well documented positions on many things are well known but yours are not.
- tech_ken 2y agoI don’t think his point and mine are incompatible, the language can have beauty in its own right and still be a model. Legos can be built into something which resemble a house, or something which resembles nothing real; their usage is a separate thing from the joy that comes from playing with them. Math is driven by utility and elaborated by enthusiasts.
- myworkinisgood 2y agoI agree with you. What you say has even more support in the fact that the one of the most notable achievement of GH Hardy is in field of biological statistics (population genetics), and according to him, his discovery of Ramanujan.
- myworkinisgood 2y agoNot really. I've read that book and if you read it, you would understand as well. More support here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._H._Hardy#Pure_mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._H._Hardy#Pure_mathematics