Spirituality in mathematics
This paper is about spirituality in mathematics. In a phenomenological approach, I analyse spiritual experiences that some mathematicians have while doing mathematics. By analysing autobiographical notes from Western mathematicians of the 20th and 21st century, I conclude that there are four possibl...
Publié dans: | Journal for the Study of Spirituality |
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2019]
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Dans: |
Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Spirituality
B inner vision B mathematical beauty B Gateways B patterns B Aesthetics B Mathematics |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
Résumé: | This paper is about spirituality in mathematics. In a phenomenological approach, I analyse spiritual experiences that some mathematicians have while doing mathematics. By analysing autobiographical notes from Western mathematicians of the 20th and 21st century, I conclude that there are four possible gateways by which spirituality can enter mathematics: (1) pragmatic Platonism; (2) aesthetics, that is, the role of beauty within mathematics; (3) the study of patterns; and (4) the role of inner understanding and inner vision. Examples show that even committed atheists experience spirituality in mathematical research in these terms. |
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ISSN: | 2044-0251 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/20440243.2019.1581384 |