In this episode we unpack, British Mathematician, G.H. Hardy's classic book, "A Mathematician's Apology" written in 1940.
This book explores
-The Permanence of Mathematical Discovery
-The Metaphysics of Mathematical Reality
-The Moral Responsibility of the Mathematician
Links to Reading & Articles mentioned
A Mathematician's Apology by G.H. Hardy
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
Euclid's Proof of Infinitely Many Primes (explained)
Pythagoras's Proof of Irrationality of Square Root of 2 (explained)
*note* reading is not required to enjoy this episode!
Host: Zach Stehura UnpackingIdeas.com
Guest: Brian Allen
Music: Polyenso
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