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Opinionated History of Mathematics

Why the Greeks?

Feb 16, 2020 · 40 min · 19.6 MB
0:00-40:42

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The Greek islands were geographically predisposed to democracy. The ritualised, antagonistic debates of parliaments and law courts were then generalised to all philosophical domains, creating a unique intellectual climate that put a premium on adversarialism and pure reason. This style of thought proved ideal for mathematics. Transcript Why the Greeks, of all people? Why did … Continue reading Why the Greeks?