A note on David Bessis: mathematical intuition can be trained over time
paraschopra · x · 2026-07-21
The author adds a note on mathematics, saying David Bessis’s views feel unusually grounded.
In the cited book Mathematica, Bessis argues that intuition is central to doing mathematics and that mathematical ability—defined as the ability to visualize abstractions—can be developed over time, like other skills.
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