Andrés E. Caicedo
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Andrés E. Caicedo
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Father of two. Set theorist. Editor at Math Reviews.
Ha! Do you know anything about what is going on with them?
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Springer!
October 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Found it! Many thanks.
October 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The distinction between the strict and non-strict version is useful, sure. For instance in analysis, any continuous monotone function is differentiable a.e. But its derivative is never zero if strictly increasing, while the Cantor function, which is non-strictly increasing, has zero derivative a.e.
September 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This was fun! I wouldn't have made a big deal (or a deal at all) about the "too" in the sentence, so I guess it also taught something about English. Again, thank you.
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Nice shirt, too.
September 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thanks. It's been too long since I've read Lakatos. Will revisit.
September 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Cool. Thank you!
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
😀 Ah, excellent! Again, many thanks.
September 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Now I'm curious. Do you know other examples of papers where, similarly, the authors disagree on some point, and argue their opposite positions separately?
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September 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The authors begin by saying that they disagree on the answer. Smith argues for 5 pages that it is No, and then Walker argues for the other 5 that it is Yes.
(Cont.)
September 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Did the Infantes de Carrión intend to kill the Cid's daughters?"
Colin Smith & Roger M. Walker
Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 56:1, 1-10,
doi.org/10.1080/1475...
(Cont.)
Did the Infantes de Carrión intend to kill the Cid's daughters?
Published in Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (Vol. 56, No. 1, 1979)
doi.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM