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THE position assigned to mathematics in the educational system of every civilised country, seems to mark it out as an essential element of mental culture, but an examination of the arguments that have been put forward from time to time to justify this position reveals a diversity of view that is at first sight disquieting.
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The Methods of Mathematics 1 . Nature 82, 109–112 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082109a0
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