Tag Archives: Philosophy

Why is Mathematics Possible: Tim Gowers’s Take on the Matter

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Gil Kalai

In a previous post I mentioned the question of why is mathematics possible. Among the interesting comments to the post, here is a comment by Tim Gowers: “Maybe the following would be a way of rephrasing your question. We know … Continue reading →

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Randomness in Nature II

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Gil Kalai

In a previous post we presented a MO question by Liza about randomness:  What is the explanation of the apparent randomness of high-level phenomena in nature? 1. Is it accepted that these phenomena are not really random, meaning that given enough … Continue reading →

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Randomness in Nature

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Gil Kalai

Here is an excellent question asked by Liza on “Mathoverflow“. What is the explanation of the apparent randomness of high-level phenomena in nature? For example the distribution of females vs. males in a population (I am referring to randomness in terms … Continue reading →

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