All art, in fact, has these two aspects: its content and it… - John Allen Paulos

" "
All art, in fact, has these two aspects: its content and its frame (or setting), which sets it apart from nonart and which says of itself, “This is not an everyday sort of communication. This is unreal.”

John Allen Paulos

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About John Allen Paulos

John Allen Paulos (born July 4, 1945) is an American professor of mathematics at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a prominent figure as a writer and speaker on mathematics and the importance of mathematical literacy. Paulos writes about many subjects, especially of the dangers of mathematical innumeracy; that is, the layperson's misconceptions about numbers, probability, and logic.

All quotes from John Allen Paulos Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like John Allen Paulos:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb Daniel Kahneman Richard Feynman Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Bertrand Russell

Additional quotes by John Allen Paulos

The whole weight of science is the prima facie evidence against a miracle having occurred.

There are, of course, innumerable abuses, countless possible misinterpretations, and depressingly many biased studies, but, done right, the process works; it yields knowledge.

Bad things happen periodically, and they’re going to happen to somebody. Why not you?

All art, in fact, has these two aspects: its content and its frame (or setting), which sets it apart from nonart and which says of itself, “This is n… - John Allen Paulos

About John Allen Paulos

Try QuoteGPT

Additional quotes by John Allen Paulos

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI