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Originally Posted by TheAbstractionist  On the contrary, I think it can very well be taught from historical interest (as well as also being relevant to modern-day problems). Anyone studying or doing research into the history of mathematics will inevitably be interested in the way the ancient Greeks thought and reasoned mathematically, and will therefore be interested in studying the mathematical methods used by the ancient Greeks without reference to their applications to problems of later times. |
Not on the contrary. I said nothing about how (the topics referred to in the post I was commenting on) they are/should be taught, just why they are taught. The motivation for teaching them is contemporary relevance.
There are many topics/problems that are not taught that are historically of interest but of little contemporary relevance.
CB