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Episode #174 ... Simone Weil - The Mathematician

Philosophize This!

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Simone Vay's New Approach to Solving Math Problems

Simone Vay: To be someone like this man, who's solving math problems, is to be someone who's at bottom on a quest to find the truth. She says giving up your ability to think is one example of a social cost that some people have to pay just like the mathematician if you were otherwise committed to seeking the truth. "There are many other examples of this social cost for seeking truth," she adds.

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