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A View of Mathematics

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For me, mathematical concepts are real. Mathematics is the logical study of mathematical concepts. Logic is rational reasoning, the reasoning that we use in making compelling deductions (even in our discussions of alternative “logics”.)

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Sard, A. (1982). A View of Mathematics. In: Schempp, W., Zeller, K. (eds) Multivariate Approximation Theory II. International Series of Numerical Mathematics / Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik / Série internationale d’Analyse numérique, vol 61. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7189-1_26

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