John von Neumann Quote

We must regard classical mathematics as a combinatorial game played with symbols.


In: Paul Benacerraf and Hillary Putnam, Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings (2nd edition)


We must regard classical mathematics as a combinatorial game played with symbols.

We must regard classical mathematics as a combinatorial game played with symbols.

We must regard classical mathematics as a combinatorial game played with symbols.

We must regard classical mathematics as a combinatorial game played with symbols.