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by xtiansimon
1594 days ago
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One of my favorite _rudimentary ideas about mathematics_ comes from philosopher Cathy Legg describing the work of Charles Sanders Perice: _"Perice had a hypothetical interpretation of mathematics. So mathematics doesn’t talk about what’s actual at all. Mathematics makes no positive claims. Mathematics just tells you if you make this hypothesis, then this must follow. So mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions."_ If you get your head around that, then apples and McGuffins are both permissible. Episode 81: Cathy Legg discusses what Peirce’s categories can do for you
https://elucidations.hum.uchicago.edu/Legg_WhatPeircesCatego... |
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