Moc sterowania matematycznego
The Might of the Mathematical Control
Author(s): Robert JanuszSubject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: matehamtics; mathematical language; reality; significance of mathematics
Summary/Abstract: One can speak about mathematics too simplistically. On the one hand, school programs are such examples. On the other hand, the function of mathematics in elementary physics very much indicates the profound philosophical significance of mathematics: the author claims that mathematical language is a kind of command language, i.e. it is not just a description, but a control which has a specific power (lat. virtus) to manage the reality. This language has its proper hierarchy and structures which humans only are just starting to understand and to use in basic ways, not without errors. Therefore some ethics regarding human mathematical thinking are needed: the affirmation of life.
Journal: Semina Scientiarum
- Issue Year: 1/2011
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 21-30
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish