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It’s very reminiscent of Theory of Knowledge.
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It’s like the TOK textbook for mathematics.
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It talks about the role of intuition in mathematical research.
- Making predictions based on intuition and then filling in the details with logic, something like that.
- i.e.: This approach seems to work well according to the vague human criteria of “naturalness”.
- (blu3mo) This book didn’t delve into what “naturalness” means to humans.
- It ended up being just magic, so it’s a shame (connects to What Is the Beauty of Mathematics).
- Maybe I should email and ask about it, haha.
- (blu3mo) This book didn’t delve into what “naturalness” means to humans.
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The discussion about mathematics leads to IUT Theory.