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Re: Some important demonstrations on negative numbers
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Nov 27, 2012 11:36 PM
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>And "commonplace" is certainly not synonymous with "common sense". That has a different meaning altogether.
I notice a tendency to debate via mere contradiction - like Monty Python.
M: I came here for a good argument.
A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
A: It can be.
M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
A: No it isn't.
M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
A: Yes it is!
M: No it isn't!
Well, I say commonplace is common sense - so there!
A: No it isn't!
M Yes, it is!
Regardless, Richard Dedekind is here appealing to common sense, plain as day. Know what "plain as day" means?
Cheers,
Joe N
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