Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!news.yamada.gr.jp!passion.nalgo.co.jp!news-out.superfeed.net!propagator3-LAX.newsfeeds.com!news-in.usenet.com!pd7cy1no!shaw.ca!pd7tw1no.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail X-Trace-PostClient-IP: 24.85.195.252 From: Vernon North Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.korean,soc.culture.china,fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: ARe japanese people close to monkeys? Message-ID: References: <1110427539.794050.225110@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> <7CTXd.64847$SQ4.56051@fe1.texas.rr.com> <1gufcf35b5olv$.1owoy9x5zldf7.dlg@40tude.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.60 Lines: 39 Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:52:03 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.59.144.74 X-Complaints-To: abuse@shaw.ca X-Trace: pd7tw1no 1110577923 64.59.144.74 (Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:52:03 MST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:52:03 MST Organization: Shaw Residential Internet Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:26015 In article <1gufcf35b5olv$.1owoy9x5zldf7.dlg@40tude.net>, spam@hotmail.com says... > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:16:43 GMT, Vernon North wrote: > > > Check this out and learn about the development of mathematics. > > > > http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html > > > > There were Indian and Chinese mathematicians in early times, just as > > there were Europeans. They all contributed to the development of > > MATHEMATICS. But the Arabs developed algebra. > > > > Europeans developed calculus, but like all other sciences, they stood on > > the shoulders of those who came before them. Some had pivotal roles in > > its development. Newton is most widely credited with inventing > > calculus, although Leibniz was developing it at the same time, and both > > relied on Archimedes invention of the concept of limits to calculate > > areas. > > One interesting aspect of this history of maths is that Asia is notably > missing. I think you'll find this time and time again when you attempt to > find anything noteworthy that Asians have developed. > > Philosophy, maths, sciences, religions and literature are all basically > barren of any Asian influences. > > That puts Asia firmly in the set known as "stupid female know-nothing > cum-buckets". Sure, they have their own ideas, but it's all garbage so who > cares? > Perhaps there are some notables missing from the link above, but I found plenty of Asians on the list. Did you look through the entire list at that link, or are you speaking of histories in general? If in general, I agree with your point. I have no doubt that such histories tend to accentuate the contribution of "local" talent. Verno Verno