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does anyone know who said something like "one should know a bit of math in order to understand philosophy"? I think it was a greek but can't remember where I read it nor can find the source
sorry for retard post, sometimes is hard not having a /qtddtot/ or /sqt/
also, maybe philosophy vs mathematics vs theology vs mysticism general/recommendations of books on 2 or more of these topics?
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>>9625236
>one should know a bit of math in order to understand philosophy
yeah and probably back when that quote was uttered the total world knowledge of math amounted to some trig and maybe basic algebra
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Plato certainly did
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that's pretty much the motto inscribed on the door of plato's academy in athens. "dont know maths? gtfo"
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>>9625242
they were probably smarter than you. they knew enough to correctly ascertain the circumference of the earth by watching sticks in the mud, you arent giving the greeks enough credit.
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>>9625264
"geometry" didn't mean mathematics like it does today, it literally means "measure of the earth" which has a far more esoteric meaning up front, and its "let none inapt to the earth's measure enter"
http://plato-dialogues.org/faq/faq009.htm
they also weren't autistic spergs completely obsessed with notation, they practiced math by playing music or observing the wonders and patterns of natural landscapes and took pains in what was special enough to be written down
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