The meaing of mathematics in Against the Day.....

[Kai Frederik Lorentzen]

> The phrase "foundational crisis" in reference to mathematics does have a
> pretty specific meaning, and the "foundational crisis" has nothing to do
> with any "applications" of mathematics, including physics. It is
> concerned with the purely theoretical, or philosophical -- specifically
> with the nature of mathematical truth.

Since David Hilbert is not only mentioned one/three/couple times yet does also
appear in (at least) one of the Göttingen passages, I ask you:
 
Can't the famous 23 problems Hilbert presented at the Paris math congress in 
1900 be understood as some kinda manifestation of a "foundational crisis" in
the field of mathematics?
 
Please teach me!
 
Kai  
 
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> BTW, my observation was not meant as a criticism of AtD. Though I
> loathe AtD, I am not claiming that the lack of a serious discussion of
> "the crisis in mathematics" is a fault.
>
> Ray
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