Mathematics / History & Philosophy

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The Invention of Imagination

The Invention of Imagination

Aristotle, Geometry, and the Theory of the Psyche
Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination—what he called phantasia—from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. A mathematician and philosopher of mathematical sciences, Aristotle was puzzled by the problem of geometrical cognition—which depends on the ability to “produce” and “see” ...
The Cult of Pythagoras

The Cult of Pythagoras

Math and Myths
In this follow-up to his popular Science Secrets, Alberto A. Martínez discusses various popular myths from the history of mathematics: that Pythagoras proved the hypotenuse theorem, that Archimedes figured out how to test the purity of a gold crown while he was in a bathtub, that the Golden Ratio ...

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