Dec 14, 2022·edited Dec 14, 2022Liked by Adam Hill
How would you account for suboptimal mathematical systems such as that used by the Piraha tribe? Their numerical system is limited to one, two, and many (3 or more). Research suggests that they can't match sets of objects to numbers past two or three. If math reflects axioms present in nature, those axioms should be the same globally.
How would you account for suboptimal mathematical systems such as that used by the Piraha tribe? Their numerical system is limited to one, two, and many (3 or more). Research suggests that they can't match sets of objects to numbers past two or three. If math reflects axioms present in nature, those axioms should be the same globally.
Edit: Piraha, not Pirahi