Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 16: Thinking, Quote 4

Science and Human Behavior“Mathematics is rich in problems, but the motivation of the mathematician is often obscure. The deprivation or aversive stimulation responsible for the strength of writing a formula which always generates a prime number or of proving that a given formula never fails to generate a prime number is by no means clear.” (p. 247)

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