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Re: The Question, "Why Mathematics?" Itself
« on: April 13, 2021, 03:00:42 pm »
I am trying to build foundations of sound mathematics, one brick at a time,in my mind.I have not been posting anything about it because it is still very much a “work in progress”.It is as if ,when it comes to math, you speak fluent German and I barely know the alphabet.But I am trying to change that,one letter at a time.

You mentioned once that you find it strange that when you read mathematical or programming related works, the author never speaks about his suffering and ailments.

Well, Gauss in his mathematical notebooks,during a period in his life,when he had lost his first (still quite young) wife,Napoleon had annexed the German territory he lived in(his benefactor,who had funded his education,died indirectly as a result of Napoleon's war) and he was supposed to contribute to the French treasury a rather handsome amount,writes:

It would be so some much better to cease to exist than go on with such a miserable life.

Maybe you knew that already.





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La Tristesse Durera Toujours                                  (The Sadness Lasts Forever ...)
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