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by necovek 1537 days ago
Switching to Theory of Sets, this is the type of writing that brings me joy. And it certainly concerns itself with context in the pretty longish introduction, attempts to recognize the limits of the language, covers metamathematics and use of simple arithmetic before the foundation for it has been formally laid...

I enjoy that it starts off with defining symbols of a theory, and then assemblies, which is the first I hear of the term, but I can already feel what assemblies will amount to before the example given of an assembly in Theory of Sets — even if the text warns that "the meaning of this expression will become clear as the chapter progresses."

And that's exactly my point. I can enjoy learning from a text like this. I know I am in the minority (I was in the minority in Mathematical Gymnasium and university studies who enjoyed it; I wasn't even remotely the best at solving math problems, because I did not enjoy them), but I am calling for people not to discount this approach for everybody.