05 May 2008
Von Neumann on Theory
There will soon be another post on the role of theory in advancing knowledge. For the time being, Robin Hanson channels my favorite intellectual of the 20th century, von Neumann:
Keeping Math Real
John von Neumann:
As a mathematical discipline travels far from its empirical source, or still more, if it is a second and third generation only [...]
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