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Michael Morris
@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social
Philosopher (emeritus prof) of language, art, and metaphysics, plus Plato and Wittgenstein. Also interested in music, visual art, photography, and walking (when fit).
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I think the Romans had a decimal system; just not the Arabic numerals.
Yes to be fair they did - but the Arabic numerals transformed the day to day practice of mathematics.
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Michael Morris
@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social
Philosopher (emeritus prof) of language, art, and metaphysics, plus Plato and Wittgenstein. Also interested in music, visual art, photography, and walking (when fit).
355 followers420 following441 posts