Abstract
The importance of Pythagorous's theorem as a way of computing hypotenuses, is discussed. The theorem is unique for the peculiar way in which it has become a challenge to devise latest proofs for it. It shows something more, the idea of proof itself, provides what philosophers call categorical intuition, and reveals more than a bare content but a structure of reasoning itself. It is a proof that demonstrates Proof.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 15 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 19 |
| No | 1 |
| Specialist publication | Physics World |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2006 |
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