Dialogical Roots of DeductionCatarina Dutilh Novaes
Dialogical Roots of Deduction
by Catarina Dutilh Novaes · first published 2020
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The Dialogical Roots of Deduction[0] is an excellent book that I was recommended by my math professor after making a comment about how mathematics are a form of persuasion, not a religious truth. It was refreshing to read something I…
on “Philosophy of mathematics – a reading list (2020)” ↗Catarina Dutilh Novaes has been arguing much the same thing. She has a 2021 book out, The Dialogical Roots of Deduction, which is on my list but I haven't gotten there yet. I also haven't watched this video, but I'm linking it because I can't find an earlier one where she points out that the basis of logic is in rhetoric.…
on “Why Mathematical Proof Is a Social Compact” ↗