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A comment on Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes. Parent comment

Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by breppp on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @08:58AM (#43692031)
As well as everyone else, why is it colonizing when the west do it to arabic mathematics and not when the arabs do it to western mathematics?

That argument is rather weird as mathematics was never about culture, but rather about logical truth

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Re:Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding... by Symbiote on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @09:22AM (#43692325)
Since my example was apparently poorly chosen due to my own ignorance, and you're finding it worthwhile to have this discussion, I'll conclude that studying mathematical history ("decolonizing mathematics") is useful.
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