What is Mathematics and What Should it Be
Doron Zeilberger
TL;DR
This paper discusses the current state of mathematics, arguing that it should evolve from a non-scientific discipline into a full-fledged science, emphasizing the need for this transformation.
Contribution
It advocates for transforming mathematics into a science, highlighting the importance of this shift and providing a philosophical perspective on the discipline's future.
Findings
Mathematics is not yet a science.
Transforming mathematics into a science is timely and necessary.
The paper offers a philosophical argument for this evolution.
Abstract
This article, dedicated, with admiration to Reuben Hersh, for his forthcoming 90th birthday, argues that mathematics today is not yet a science, but that it is high time that it should become one.
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TopicsComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms