Wabi-Sabi Mathematics

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Maheux, Jean-Francois¹ 

[1] Université du Québec à Montréal

关键词: aesthetics;    imperfection;    education;    epistemology;    mathematical activity;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.201601.11

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation

【 摘 要 】

Mathematics and aesthetics have a long history in common. In this relation however, the aesthetic dimension of mathematics largely refers to concepts such as purity, absoluteness, symmetry, and so on. In stark contrast to such a nexus of ideas, the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi values imperfections, temporality, incompleteness, earthly crudeness, and even contradiction. In this paper, I discuss the possibilities of “wabi-sabi mathematics” by showing (1) how wabi-sabi mathematics is conceivable; (2) how wabi-sabi mathematics is observable; and (3) why we should bother about wabi-sabi mathematics

【 授权许可】

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