lunes, 6 de junio de 2011
is knowledge in math similar to history?
The way that you gain knowledge in math is not very similar to knowledge gained in history. In history one is given many sources, perspectives, views, and side to evaluate. there is one one ovewrrriding truth presented to you, while in math you are givenm a set of assumtions which have to be true for the math to work. There is no questioning of validity, of truth, of quality. math is just there, said to be true, "you do things this way, and if you want this way, but outside of this the global complexity of relationships and values is totally ignored." A truth is a truth, and one cannot question it, while in history there is no one way of looking at things, and there is no overriding truth. there is an open-ended and almost perpetual questionmark.
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