“Mathematics is a form of poetry which transcends poetry in that it proclaims a truth; a form of reasoning which transcends reasoning in that it wants to bring about the truth it proclaims; a form of action, of ritual behavior, which does not find fulfilment in the act but must proclaim and elaborate a poetic form of truth.” WantDoeTruthActionFormScienceBehaviorMathematicsReasoningPoeticRitualFulfilment Book:Collected Papers of Salomon Bochner Source: Collected Papers of Salomon Bochner
