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SUMMARY:PhilMath Intersem 2011: Simplicity / Compl
 exity of Proof, Paris & Nancy (France)
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110630
LOCATION:Paris & Nancy (France)
DESCRIPTION:Simplicity and economy of thinking hav
 e been perennial concerns of mathematicians. In th
 is seminar we will focus on issues concerning simp
 licity or economy of thinking in proof.   We will 
 be particularly concerned with the following quest
 ions:   I. What types of simplicity/complexity con
 cerning proofs have mathematicians found most sign
 ficant and why?  II. In what specific ways (i.e. b
 y means of what specific practices) have mathemati
 cians pursued such economies?  Particular attentio
 n will be paid to the general practice of introduc
 ing ideal elements as a means of achieving thought
 -economies of various types. Here some more partic
 ular concerns will be:  III. To find important his
 torical examples of economies of thinking that hav
 e been achieved through the introduction of ideal 
 elements/methods.  IV. To come to a clear understa
 nding of what the benefits of such economies are. 
    For more information, see http://www.univ-nancy
 2.fr/poincare/intersem2011/ or contact Mic Detlefs
 en at mdetlef1 at nd.edu or Andrei Rodin at rodin 
 at ens.fr.
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 Simplicity and economy of thinking have been peren
 nial concerns\n        of mathematicians. In this 
 seminar we will focus on issues\n        concernin
 g simplicity or economy of thinking in proof.</p>\
 n      <p>\n       We will be particularly concern
 ed with the following questions: <br/>\n       I. 
 What types of simplicity/complexity concerning pro
 ofs have\n       mathematicians found most signfic
 ant and why?<br/>\n       II. In what specific way
 s (i.e. by means of what specific\n       practice
 s) have mathematicians pursued such economies?<br/
 >\n       Particular attention will be paid to the
  general practice of\n       introducing ideal ele
 ments as a means of achieving\n       thought-econ
 omies of various types. Here some more particular\
 n       concerns will be:<br/>\n       III. To fin
 d important historical examples of economies of\n 
       thinking that have been achieved through the
  introduction of\n       ideal elements/methods.<b
 r/>\n       IV. To come to a clear understanding o
 f what the benefits of\n       such economies are.
 \n      </p>\n    \n      <p>\n        For more in
 formation, see\n        <a target="_blank" href="h
 ttp://www.univ-nancy2.fr/poincare/intersem2011/">h
 ttp://www.univ-nancy2.fr/poincare/intersem2011/</a
 >\n        or contact Mic Detlefsen at <a class="e
 mail">mdetlef1 <span class="at">at</span> nd.edu</
 a>\n        or Andrei Rodin at <a class="email">ro
 din <span class="at">at</span> ens.fr</a>.\n      
 </p>\n    
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