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Proof and beauty

Proof and beauty

FromPhilosopher's Zone


Proof and beauty

FromPhilosopher's Zone

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mathematicians routinely refer to complex proofs in aesthetic terms, citing their 'elegance' or 'beauty'. This has partly to do with the social aspect of such proofs—far from being a hermetic or exclusively cerebral practice, mathematics has never strayed too far from its roots in dialogue and debate.
Released:
Sep 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.