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Re: [Coq-Club] [Agda] Concepts within Type Theory – Re: Type Theory vs. Set Theory – Re: Why dependent type theory?


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  • From: Thorsten Altenkirch <Thorsten.Altenkirch AT nottingham.ac.uk>
  • To: Martin Escardo <m.escardo AT cs.bham.ac.uk>
  • Cc: "mail AT kenkubota.de" <mail AT kenkubota.de>, "coq-club AT inria.fr" <coq-club AT inria.fr>, "Prof. Peter B. Andrews" <andrews AT cmu.edu>, agda-list <agda AT lists.chalmers.se>, "metamath AT googlegroups.com" <metamath AT googlegroups.com>, "Prof. Kevin Buzzard" <kevin.m.buzzard AT gmail.com>, lean-user <lean-user AT googlegroups.com>
  • Subject: Re: [Coq-Club] [Agda] Concepts within Type Theory – Re: Type Theory vs. Set Theory – Re: Why dependent type theory?
  • Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:39:04 +0000
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> There is only one mathematics, and it includes both non-constructive and
> constructive mathematics. You don't need to like both branches, in the same
> way that you don't need to like every branch of mathematics (and I am sure
> you don't). If you don't like one of them - and I have in mind Thorsten and
> Kevin, please keep quiet and do your own thing, instead of insisting that
> what you do is the ultimately good and correct and mainstream and accepted
> and blessed kind of mathematics. :-)

I agree and I don’t think I ever was selling constructive math as the
ultimate good but I suggested that there should be some awareness of
constructive issues among Mathematicians.

Thorsten



>
> Best,
> Martin
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