Riemanns geometrische Ideen, ihre Auswirkungen und ihre Verknüpfung mit der Gruppentheorie (1925), as quoted/translated by Erhard Scholz, "Philosophy as a Cultural Resource and Medium of Reflection for Hermann Weyl" (2004)
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It seems clear that [set theory] violates against the essence of the continuum, which, by its very nature, cannot at all be battered into a single set of elements. Not the relationship of an element to a set, but of a part to a whole ought to be taken as a basis for the analysis of a continuum.
— Hermann Weyl
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About Hermann Weyl
Hermann Weyl (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.
About Hermann Weyl
Hermann Weyl (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.
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