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Feynman: 'Greek' versus 'Babylonian' mathematics
TehPhysicalist
A clip of Richard Feynman contrasting the Greek and Babylonian traditions of mathematical reasoning. It compares the axiomatic approach of mathematicians with how physicists use mathematics.
HN cites it when discussing how math should be learned and taught, and why physics isn't built from axioms.
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