An Enquiry Concerning Human (and Computer!) [Mathematical] Understanding
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Science and mathematics seem to be huge success stories. Hence it is not surprising that most scientists and mathematicians think that science and mathematics are the most secure ways of acquiring knowledge, and that all knowledge could, at least in principle, be derived using either the scientific method, using inductive reasoning, and in the case of mathematical knowledge, using deductive reasoning.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007