Mathematics

Invention or Discovery?

Mathematical concepts were discovered, Mathematical notation was invented.

what if neither the terms invention or discovered are accurate/sufficient descriptions. lets analyze this in the analytical tradition

how can you say discovered when nothing is mind-independent?

discoveries of the mind

axioms are invention, their logical consequences are discovery

I'm not smart enough to discuss that, so I'm just gonna let this guy argue for me.

Good luck.

but even those are theory-laden. objectivity is impossible.

Hah

This

I realized that math was made up bullshit when I learned about negative numbers

only true answer

You can prove mathematical equations in reality

Because debt and deficit totally aren't real things, right?

>economics is science
Heh meme
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Is math an emergent feature of (the nature of)nature?

Thats what it is right? Makes sense?

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Dafuq?

If we invented it we could've set pi=700 and circles would all be fucking huge.

t. never read an actual econ paper

Hahaha
Correct

this picture has always really fucked with me, more than any uncanny valley shit ive seen. Something about it is just inherently wrong

Both.
Algebra was invented, and from it Calculus was discovered.

she knows

It's an invention you fucking brainlets

It's based on axioms

Neither. Math is a delusion of the mostly autistic human race. It was neither invented or discovered because it's not real. 0=infinity

A bit of both.
You discover an observation, you then invent the method to measure it.
>Pic is the man who beat Newton and Leibniz to it.

didn't.

He did.

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Prove it.

language

It is both at the same time.

Axioms are motivated by the discoveries.