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A Mathematician's Apology

This work delves into the essence of mathematics, discussing its purpose, the motivations of mathematicians, and the significance of mathematical inquiry. The author reflects on the challenges and rewards of a life dedicated to mathematics, offering insights into the intellectual and personal aspects of the field. more

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G.H. Hardy

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“Even a pure mathematician may find his appreciation of this geometry [applied geometry] quickened, since there is no mathematician so pure that he feels no interest at all in the physical world; but, in so far as he succumbs to this temptation, he will be abandoning his purely mathematical position.”

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Book:A Mathematician's Apology
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“What is it you do, then? I'll tell you: You leave out whatever doesn't suit you. As the author himself has done before you. Just as you leave things out of your dreams and fantasies. By leaving things out, we bring beauty and excitement into the world. We evidently handle our reality by effecting some sort of compromise with it, an in-between state where the emotions prevent each other from reaching their fullest intensity, graying the colors somewhat. Children who haven't yet reached that point of control are both happier and unhappier than adults who have. And yes, stupid people also leave things out, which is why ignorance is bliss. So I propose, to begin with, that we try to love each other as if we were characters in a novel who have met in the pages of a book. Let's in any case leave off all the fatty tissue that plumps up reality.”

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Book:The Man Without Qualities: Volume I
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