Viewpoint Interviews

JTfM ViewPoint Interviews have been inspired by key works written by the people interviewed. These works were chosen for the clarity and originality of their thinking. The intention is for these Interviews, together with the original works, to be published as an anthology of transfigural thinking.

Noam Chomsky
The Nature of Linguistic Order
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. I. No. I. 1994, pp 57 - 61
[Interview based on his theory of language learning which
was attacked by the Connectionists in "Breaking Chomsky's
Rules", New Scientist, 30 Jan. 1993, pp 26-30.]

Rupert Sheldrake
On the Edge of Method
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. I. No. 2. 1995, pp 49 - 53
[Interview based on his works as per 1995]

Daniel C. Dennett
The Self and its Consciousness
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. I. No. 3. 1995, pp 47 - 52
[Interview based on his book Consciousness Explained ]

Nancy Cartwright
Chimera of Physical Laws
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. I. No. 4. 1995, pp 65 - 70
[Interview based on her book How the Laws of Physics Lie ]

Kenneth J. Hsue
Physics' Chronon Challenge
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. 2. No. I. 1996, pp 87 - 77
[Interview based on the new physics he founded, Chronon Physics ]

Renate Mayntz
System Breakdown - The Limits of
of the Limit Cycle of Chaos
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. 2. No. 2. 1996, pp 57 - 61
[Interview based on her paper - Chaos in Society -
Reflections on the Impact of Chaos Theory on Sociology ]

Ralph C. Merkle
Nanotechnology - The Promise of the Challenge
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. 3. No. 2. 1997, pp 43 - 47
[Interview based on the Promise and Challenge
of Nanotechnology]

Alan D. M. Rayner
Breaking Boundaries - Building Niches
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. 4. No. 1. 1998, pp 69 - 77
[Interview based on his book - Degrees of Freedom. Living in Dynamic Boundaries}

Reuben Hersh
Making Mathematics Responsible
Transfigural Mathematics, Vol. 5. No. 2. 1999, pp 41 - 47
[Interview based on his book - What is Mathematics Really?]

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