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History and philosophy of mathematics, biographies of mathematicians, mathematics education, recreational mathematics, communication of mathematics.
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Who is the last mathematician that understood all of mathematics.
Poincaré is often mentioned in that light.
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Fields of mathematics that were dormant for a long time until someone revitalized them
C.S. Peirce was lecturing on what he called the “laws of information” as early as 1865–1866 and later gave a simple form of logarithmic measure for the information content of a logical constraint. Of …
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What part do arguments from authority play in mathematical reasoning?
In forming your answer you may choose to address any or all of the following aspects of the question:
Descriptive. What part do arguments from authority actually play in mathematical reasoning?
Nor …
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Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics
Anellis, I.H. (1995), “Peirce Rustled, Russell Pierced : How Charles Peirce and Bertrand Russell Viewed Each Other's Work in Logic, and an Assessment of Russell's Accuracy and Role in the Historiograp …
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Do you read the masters?
Charles Sanders Peirce — Beginning with volumes 3 and 4 of his Collected Papers and covering pretty much everything he wrote on logic and mathematics that I could get my hands on.
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Do you read the masters?
Aristotle, “The Categories”, Harold P. Cooke (trans.), pp. 1–109 in Aristotle, Volume 1, Loeb Classical Library, William Heinemann, London, UK, 1938.
Aristotle, “On Interpretation”, Harold P. Cooke …
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Do you read the masters?
Boole, George (1854), An Investigation of the Laws of Thought on Which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities, Macmillan Publishers, 1854. Reprinted with corrections, Dover …