Mathematical work is valuable as a memorial in the same way art is

Evidence

I have added something to knowledge, and helped others to add more; and that these somethings have a value which differs in degree only, and not in kind, from that of the creations of the great mathematicians, or of any of the other artists, great or small, who have left some kind of memorial behind them. — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 294

Categorization

• DEFINE: Lays out Hardy’s ‘memorial’ conception of mathematical achievement—value differs in degree, not kind, from great art.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 294
• XREF: connects to: Mathematical patterns outlast artistic ones because they are built purely out of ideas — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 166; Ideas wear less with time than words do, making mathematical patterns more durable — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 168; Permanent creations like geometrical theorems exceed ordinary human powers — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 153 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Permanent creations like geometrical theorems exceed ordinary human powers #expands (0.60) — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 153
• A grave near a significant religious statue holds profound meaning. #exemplifies (0.50) — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 214