> mathematicians do, in private, use the word “morally”
This is very true, and I had never thought about it before.
I often hear phrases like “well the statement is morally true” or “morally speaking”
My feeling is that the word “morally” is used to indicate that you are sharing your intuition which does not have a precise meaning (for example, I would say a statement is morally true it is should be true under appropriate conditions which may or may not be difficult to specify)
So it does seem ironic to write an essay about a word used to indicate that an idea should not be investigated in any precise way, but I did find the essay interesting!
This is very true, and I had never thought about it before.
I often hear phrases like “well the statement is morally true” or “morally speaking”
My feeling is that the word “morally” is used to indicate that you are sharing your intuition which does not have a precise meaning (for example, I would say a statement is morally true it is should be true under appropriate conditions which may or may not be difficult to specify)
So it does seem ironic to write an essay about a word used to indicate that an idea should not be investigated in any precise way, but I did find the essay interesting!