Semiotic fiddling while a digital Rome burns

Semiotic fiddling while a digital Rome burns

“So to summarise, according to the citation count, in order of descent, the authors are listening to themselves, dead philosophers, other specialists in semiotic work in mathematics education research, other mathematics education research researchers and then just occasionally to social scientists but almost never to other . . . → Read More: Semiotic fiddling while a digital Rome burns

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Thereof one cannot speak

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Rather we are motivated by Samuel Johnson’s definition of a:

lexicographer, n., a writer of dictionaries; a harmless . . . → Read More: Thereof one cannot speak

Einstein on the “cosmic religious feeling” as motive for scientific research

Albert Einstein once wrote:

“On the other hand, I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research. Only those who realize the immense efforts and, above all, the devotion without which pioneer work in theoretical science cannot be achieved are able to grasp the strength of the emotion . . . → Read More: Einstein on the “cosmic religious feeling” as motive for scientific research