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Rationalism says mathematical knowledge comes from within, from pure thought; empiricism that it comes from without, from experience and observation. Rationalism led Kepler to look for divine design in the universe, and...
Rationalism versus empiricism is an episode from Opinionated History of Mathematics by Intellectual Mathematics. Rationalism says mathematical knowledge comes from within, from pure thought; empiricism that it comes from without, from exper...
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Published Sep 18, 2021, 43:50 long, audio available.
Rationalism says mathematical knowledge comes from within, from pure thought; empiricism that it comes from without, from experience and observation. Rationalism led Kepler to look for divine design in the universe, and Descartes to reduce all mechanical phenomena to contact mechanics and all curves in geometry to instrumental generation. Empiricism led Newton to ignore the … Continue reading Rationalism versus empiricism
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Published Sep 18, 2021 and 43:50 long