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Mathematics describes the real world of atoms and acorns, stars and stairs, with remarkable precision. So is mathematics invented by humans just like chisels and hammers and pieces of music? Or is mathematics discovered—always out there, somewhere, like mysterious islands waiting to be found? Whenever mathematics is will help define reality itself.
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Silvia Jonas is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bamberg, an external member of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, and an associated member of the Konstanz Center for Philosophy of Mathematics. She also serves on the board of trustees of the Martin Buber Society of Fellows and is a trusted advisor for the Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk.
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