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The aesthetics of mathematics

Mathematicians often appreciate the beauty and elegance of particular theorems, proofs, and definitions, attaching importance not only to the truth but also to the aesthetic merit of their work.

Yet the tendency to judge mathematical work according to aesthetic standards raises a number of difficult questions. What is mathematical beauty? Can abstract mathematical objects be literally beautiful? Is it reasonable to classify some mathematics as art?

Examples like the image above of the newton fractal of a 7th order complex polynomial, rendered from z = -16/9 + i to z = 16/9 – I, produces beautiful fractal patterns.

A number of authors in aesthetics and the philosophy of mathematics have tried to shed light on mathematical beauty by highlighting its relation to factors such as order, harmony, unity, symmetry, and simplicity.

Image credit: Colored Newton Fractal 2 by Recursiterative. CC-BY-SA-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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lmfao I need this

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7 Things to Quit

1. Getting your self esteem from others.

2. Constantly attacking and putting yourself down.

3. Thinking that others are better than you.

4. Expecting things to not turn out well.

5. Living in the past.

6. Fearing the future.

7. Being afraid of change.

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You forgot the “not”

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no, i didn’t, actually.

this site is so goddamn anti-recovery. i’ve been spending years trying to get better but everyone’s mindset of “if you spend every hour of every day wanting to kill yourself you’re valid uwu” was just making my health worse. everyone on this site would be doing much better if they would stop being so negative.

it’s as if you want to stay mentally ill. you would think that people so miserable would want their lives to improve. if you want to get any better, stop rejecting every bit of positivity you see and forcing your toxic mindset on others.

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I’m always gonna be obnoxious and add to posts like this because they’re so important. The messaging on this website so often boils down to “if you’re mentally ill, it means you’re special and if you get better you won’t be special anymore.” And god, that is such a dangerous thing to say to anyone but ESPECIALLY the young ones. If you’ve been ill for most of your young life and then you come on here and see people saying that your literal disease is the most interesting thing about you, then what gives you motivation to actively try to recover?? Getting better doesn’t just happen, it takes WORK, and this place should be bending over backwards to encourage people to roll up their sleeves and do that work, instead of telling literal children that their illness is a vital piece of their personality and they’d be nothing without it. 

Depression, anxiety, and other treatable illnesses are NOT who you are. They are a barrier that prevents you from being who you are.

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I feel guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for feeling guilty for fe

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Tips on how to get a good sleep at night.

Peppermint tea, or chamomile. (Whichever you prefer)

 7 blunts smoked one after the other.

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New Books in New York. It’s unlikely that dreaming has any adaptive function so there’s no need to worry about what you see while you’re asleep. Let loose and dream on.

GIF and images by Nicole Piendel for Oxford University Press.

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me: does anyone even like me

someone: yes!!! i love you!!!!

me: haha thanks :)

me:

me: does anyone even like me

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