On the Role of Unconscious Thought in Mathematical Discovery
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DOI: 10.25236/meici.2019.114
Corresponding Author
Yurong Li
Abstract
Unconscious thinking plays an important role in the process of mathematical discovery. However, the controversy about unconscious has never stopped, but a lot of facts have proved the existence of unconscious since ancient times. In the whole process of mathematical discovery, because the unconscious mind is not bound by the rules of reason, it is often more profound and effective than the conscious thought process. In the process of Poincaré's mathematical discovery, a large number of unconscious thoughts are applied, from which we can feel the exquisite cooperation between unconscious and conscious, and realize the important role of unconscious thoughts in the process of mathematical discovery.
Keywords
Unconscious thought, Mathematical discovery, Poincaré