It is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the universe in which we live really is. And since mathematics, in its own way, also performs this function, it is not only aesthetically charming but profoundly significant. It is an art, and a great art.
It is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the un… - J. W. N. Sullivan
It is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the un…
- J. W. N. Sullivan
... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness - J. W. N. Sullivan
... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness
It is much easier to make measurements than to know exactly what you are measuring - J. W. N. Sullivan
It is much easier to make measurements than to know exactly what you are measuring
If a man in order to shoot a hare, were to discharge thousands of guns on a great moor in all possible directions; if in order to get into a locked r… - J. W. N. Sullivan
If a man in order to shoot a hare, were to discharge thousands of guns on a great moor in all possible directions; if in order to get into a locked r…
The mathematician is entirely free, within the limits of the imagination, to construct what worlds he pleases. - J. W. N. Sullivan
The mathematician is entirely free, within the limits of the imagination, to construct what worlds he pleases.
The mathematician is entirely free, within the limits of his imagination, to construct what worlds he pleases. What he is to imagine is a matter for … - J. W. N. Sullivan
The mathematician is entirely free, within the limits of his imagination, to construct what worlds he pleases. What he is to imagine is a matter for …
The hypothesis that life has developed from inorganic matter is, at present, still an article of faith. - J. W. N. Sullivan
The hypothesis that life has developed from inorganic matter is, at present, still an article of faith.
We have reached one of the great stages in the adventure of thought … We are required to see the universe with new eyes, and it is because it makes s… - J. W. N. Sullivan
We have reached one of the great stages in the adventure of thought … We are required to see the universe with new eyes, and it is because it makes s…
To be willing to suffer in order to create is one thing; to realize that one's creation necessitates one's suffering, that suffering is one of the gr… - J. W. N. Sullivan
To be willing to suffer in order to create is one thing; to realize that one's creation necessitates one's suffering, that suffering is one of the gr…
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