Pure geometries depict no physical reality of the world

Evidence

It is obvious, surely, that they cannot be, since earthquakes and eclipses are not mathematical concepts. — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 256

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — G. H. Hardy, A Mathematician’s Apology, 256
• XREF: connects to: Conceptualization inevitably imposes form on formless life — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 1018; Everyday proximity has nothing in common with pure geometric distance.

Broader Connections

• Conceptualization inevitably imposes form on formless life #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 1018