I have a legitimte question about mathematics. I feel as though:
- on one corner mathematics must be doable alone, by a single human mind; almost by definition of "being mathematics"
- on the other corner we have this article's stance. to never (e.g.) create a novel all on your own?
consider a work of literature. should we strive to avoid single-authorship? but then my point is that we would lose something. something core to the individual experience and something (possibly) core to the mathematical discipline?
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 12.1 ms ] thread- on one corner mathematics must be doable alone, by a single human mind; almost by definition of "being mathematics"
- on the other corner we have this article's stance. to never (e.g.) create a novel all on your own?
consider a work of literature. should we strive to avoid single-authorship? but then my point is that we would lose something. something core to the individual experience and something (possibly) core to the mathematical discipline?
but specifically in the case of maths, would we?