What part do arguments from authority play in mathematical reasoning?

Jon Awbrey <[email protected]> Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:15 -0400
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Post   : What part do arguments from authority play in mathematical reasoning?
URL    : http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2013/05/14/what-part-do-arguments-from-authority-play-in-mathematical-reasoning/
Posted : May 14, 2013 at 3:45 pm
Author : Jon Awbrey

In forming your answer you may choose to address any or all of the following aspects of the question:

Descriptive —
• What part do arguments from authority actually play in mathematical reasoning?

Normative —
• What part do arguments from authority ideally play in mathematical reasoning?

Regulative —
• What if any discrepancies exist between the actual and the ideal?
• What if anything should be done about the discrepancies that exist?

Recycled from a question I asked on MathOverFlow:
• http://mathoverflow.net/questions/28089/what-part-do-arguments-from-authority-play-in-mathematical-reasoning

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