tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post3377353504059888996..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: I'm "bad" at mathLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-53651126881686980492017-03-23T07:34:46.061-06:002017-03-23T07:34:46.061-06:00Sorry for the late reply, Mon.
One might not be g...Sorry for the late reply, Mon.<br /><br /><i>One might not be good at the "procedure" (things we take for granted) but I think there is a "deeper" understanding of a topic.</i><br /><br />I'm not so sure those two things are cleanly separable. They are different: one can certainly have a mechanical grasp of a procedure without understanding what's really going on. However, I think that the procedural knowledge, which is really just about seeing patterns in the math, is required for a deeper understanding; more importantly, a deeper understanding doesn't advance one's knowledge until the procedures are well understood.<br /><br /><i>Classic question. I've been thinking lately that math may be as close as we (humans/people) can get to coherently describing a theory of knowledge; as in, math is the foundation of human knowledge.</i><br /><br />I dunno. I don't know that math is any kind of knowledge. It seems like a useful tool when gaining real knowledge, i.e. empirical science, but I'm very post-modernistically skeptical about math as knowledge per se.<br /><br /><i>I hope that this post is of enough substance for this blog.</i><br /><br />But of course, <i>mon ami</i>.<br /><br /><i>Maybe I'm too reliant on this blog for informing my own opinion and I apologize for taking advantage of you that way (as I do it). eergh, I really want to post questions though...</i><br /><br />What do I write for <i>but</i> to try to help inform people's opinions!? You have nothing to apologize for, and please feel free to post any questions you might have.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-27163849178568120842017-03-17T11:36:02.795-06:002017-03-17T11:36:02.795-06:00One might not be good at the "procedure"...One might not be good at the "procedure" (things we take for granted) but I think there is a "deeper" understanding of a topic. Deeper meaning understanding what is actually going on in the process. What are the proofs. What is the historical context of mathematical discoveries. Is it discoveries or invention by the way? Classic question. I've been thinking lately that math may be as close as we (humans/people) can get to coherently describing a theory of knowledge; as in, math is the foundation of human knowledge. I don't think that math is "transcendental", but I'm curious as to what your perspective might be on the role of math in knowledge and truth (or Truth^TM). Its an idealization but it seems (to me) to be foundational for science and philosophy (philosophy that I like that is). I'm thinking that maybe math is a system that relies on axioms that is the idealization of our limits as limited beings and not something that exists in its own right. <br />Anyway; I hope that this post is of enough substance for this blog. I don't doubt that you are a math teacher at heart; I'm not implying that a non-response would equate to the negation of that perspective by the way. Maybe I'm too reliant on this blog for informing my own opinion and I apologize for taking advantage of you that way (as I do it). eergh, I really want to post questions though...Monikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-37955386020773762492013-12-06T04:06:20.986-07:002013-12-06T04:06:20.986-07:00I'm bad at writing for much the same reasons y...I'm bad at writing for much the same reasons you are bad at math. I don't like the idea of studying grammar one bit but I recognise that my eduction in it is almost non-existant. <br />I don't recall ever being taught it in school but I will confess that I might just not recall it as I was spectacularly disinterested in school. <br /><br />At this point, I don't really know where to begin. This might just be an excuse because I don't want to begin!HHnoreply@blogger.com