Burner7799

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   by Burner7799 4y ago

   Surely that is the best definition possible? Defining is what humans do. To ask for a better definition of “defining” seems like a dead end question. Perhaps asking why humans do what they do yields better answers?
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   by Burner7799 4y ago

   What evidence would convince you that mathematics is empirical? If your argument was a tautology then what’s the point? Would you consider interactive theorem proving to be empirical or not? The sort of experiment you perform is you try to
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   by Burner7799 4y ago

   He is trying to erase the distinction when talking about mathematics specifically because it leads you to question your own biases. Mathematics is neither liberal arts nor natural science. Mathematics is a liberal art. Mathematics is a natu