Dean's Lecture Series: Incommensurability in Meno and the Diagonal

“Incommensurability: Meno and the Diagonal” Can beautiful speeches give rise to beautiful deeds? For decades, no text has been more central than Plato’s dialogue Meno, to our college community’s reflections on the nature and defense of genuine inquiry, the fundamental intelligibility of mathematics, and the puzzling connections between mathematics, politics, and the soul. Please join us as we dwell on these themes with tutor and alumnus Cary Stickney. 0:00 - Welcome 3:05 - Acknowledgements 5:21 - Lecture 1:12:23 - Question Period https://www.sjc.edu/ Annapolis | 60 College Avenue | Annapolis, MD 21401 | 410-263-2371 Santa Fe | 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca | Santa Fe, NM 87505 | 505-984-6000