Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-06-28 Thread John M
Thanks, George   (I find your argument close to a wholistic (complexity) vision, only stronger than the assumption how I tried to argue it. )   John M - Original Message - From: George Levy To: Everything List Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 1:28 PM Subject: Re: Mathema

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-06-28 Thread John M
Dear Bruno, thanks for your detailed reflections(BM). There are some minor points I want to re-address.(R-JM) interleaving into the orig. post (My text: JM:) John Mikes   - Original Message - From: Bruno Marchal To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 6:27

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-06-28 Thread George Levy
CMR wrote: >To the question "What is mathematics" - Podiek's (after Dave Rusin) answer: >Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was >gone. Let me make an analogy by paraphrasing: Empty space is the part

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-06-28 Thread CMR
>To the question "What is mathematics" - Podiek's (after Dave Rusin) answer: >Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was >gone.   Podiek shouldn't have skipped Leibniz in his reading list on philosophy (and should've t

Re: Mathematical Logic, Podnieks'page ...

2004-06-28 Thread Bruno Marchal
Dear John, Thanks for your quotations from (or through) Podnieks. Here are some comments. To the question "What is mathematics" - Podiek's (after Dave Rusin) answer: Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was gone. What a