Mathematics and mysticism.
Ralph Abraham
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology December 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.08.016 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation Mysticism |
| Keywords | Divination Math creativity Psychedelics |
| Key points | Speculates on the place of mathematical reality from the perspective of the mystical cosmologies of ancient meditation, psychedelic, and divination traditions, framing the question of whether mathematics is a transcendent realm or a cultural construct. |
Abstract
Is there a world of mathematics above and beyond ordinary reality, as Plato proposed? Or is mathematics a cultural construct? In this short article we speculate on the place of mathematical reality from the perspective of the mystical cosmologies of the ancient traditions of meditation, psychedelics, and divination.
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