“Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual word, but every possible word, must conform.” AbsolutesMathematicsMathMathematicalRegionsConformityConform Author:Bertrand Russell
“The study of infinity is much more than a dry academic game. The intellectual pursuit of the absolute infinity is, as Georg Cantor realized, a form of the soul's quest for God. Whether or not the goal is ever reached, an awareness of the process brings enlightenment.” SoulGodFormGamesProcessGoalEducationStudyAwarenessIntellectualEnlightenmentAbsolutesMathematicsMathPursuitDryInfinityAcademicQuests Book:Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite Source: Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
“Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from the beginning that there was in nature no exactly straight line, no actual circle, no absolute magnitude.” IfsScienceNatureLinesExistenceKnownAbsolutesMathematicsMathCirclesMagnitudeStraight Lines Author:Friedrich Nietzsche