Category Archives: Numbers in Wonderland

Alice in Numberland, to be continued…

I am very happy to (re-)start teaching mathematics (calculus) at Amsterdam university in September, while teaching philosophy (the history of epistemology) at Utrecht University from November onwards. In November and December these courses overlap, so the end of the year … Continue reading

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Zeno the Zebra and the Truth in the Middle

Alice in Wonderland discovers that when the truth is in the middle, everyone is wrong. Continue reading

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Zeno the Zebra

Alice in Wonderland meets Zeno the Zebra for the first time. Short story by philosopher of mathematics. Continue reading

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Believing Words

Short story about Alice in Wonderland, written by a philosopher of mathematics – is it possible to believe words? …words don’t lie, people do! Continue reading

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The White Rabbit’s Watch

Alice in Wonderland’s White Rabbit explains the Gettier paradox (or does he?). Continue reading

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Wonderland without Numbers?

Previously in ‘Numbers in Wonderland’ Alice followed the Friendly Minotaur as he walked deeper into the forest. Any other little girl would have been at least a bit frightened by the shape of the large beast and the shadows cast … Continue reading

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Alice and the Friendly Minotaur

Previously in ‘Numbers in Wonderland‘ ‘I wonder what would be left,’ Alice thought to herself, ‘if I take five apples and throw away the apples’. ‘What would it feel like to have five in my hands?’ I guess it would … Continue reading

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Numbers in Wonderland

After following the White Rabbit down the rabbit-hole and meeting all kinds of strange and wondrous animals, Alice finds herself at the mad tea party. Her three companions – the Hatter, the Dormouse and the March Hare – keep asking … Continue reading

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