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Beauty And Mathematics | Professor Alexander Pruss

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The Beauty of Mathematics

There's just something beautiful about certain mathematical proofs. We are evolved apes, so why did we evolve to find mathematics beautiful? I doubt that our ancient orbers saw mathematical beauty of the three kinds we're talking about. If they didn't see it, then seeing it wouldn't have helped them to gain mates.

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