Mathematics and Philosophy

Author: Zhang Jingzhong
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: "Mathematics and Philosophy" is a gift from Academician Zhang Jingzhong to mathematics enthusiasts. The main content of the book includes the collapse and rebirth of the "everything is numbers" viewpoint, which geometry is true, variables, infinitesimals, and the ghost of quantity, how many natural numbers there are, the storm caused by Russell's paradox, what numbers are, and whether they are true. The book primarily explains the collapse and rebirth of the "everything is numbers" viewpoint, which geometry is true, variables, infinitesimals, and the ghost of quantity, how many natural numbers there are, the storm caused by Russell's paradox, what numbers are, and whether they are true, but cannot be proven, mathematics and structure, fate determines or free will, can examples prove geometric theorems, and reflections on mathematics and philosophy, among other detailed content.