English Department Limits Graduate Admission to Pre-1900's Focus

Well mathematics isn’t facing a crisis of confidence the way that the humanities are so . . . some of these conversations are more necessary than others.

I always assumed mathematical phenomena were discovered (such as the sequence defined as Finonacci appears routinely in nature, correct?). However, I also thought that the concept of Math is like a language for explaining that phenomena. In the end, Math is Math. At least as long as everyone agrees that 2+2 = 4 (and yes I know the joke about the mathematician, the engineer and the accountant).