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There Really Are No Contradictions: A Response, Calvin Jongsma May 2001

There Really Are No Contradictions: A Response, Calvin Jongsma

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Response to "There are no Contradictions" by T.G. Ammon in The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 48-49 which was part of the "Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam" column edited by Ed Barbeau of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Toronto.


Mathematization And Modern Science, Calvin Jongsma Jan 2001

Mathematization And Modern Science, Calvin Jongsma

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The discipline of mathematics has not been spared the sweeping critique of postmodernism. Is mathematical theory true for all time, or are mathematical constructs in fact fallible? This fascinating book examines the tensions that have arisen between modern and postmodern views of mathematics, explores alternative theories of mathematical truth, explains why the issues are important, and shows how a Christian perspective makes a difference.

This chapter continues the process of tracing Western mathematization.