arXiv
Open Access
2021
A view from lockdown: mathematics discovered, invented, and inherited
Alexandre Borovik
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The classical platonist / formalist dilemma in philosophy of mathematics can be expressed in lay terms as a deceptively naive question: \emph{Is new mathematics discovered or invented? Using examples from my own mathematical work during the Coronavirus lockdown, I argue that there is also a third way: new mathematics can also be inherited. And entering into possession, making it your own, could be great fun.
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Alexandre Borovik
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