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 | | The Egyptian mathematical community was comprised of (4,000 - 1,000 BC, and arguably later) scribes, since the scribes were the only literate group. |
 | | One thing that becomes evident is that these early mathematicians were not an isolated group (as might be observed in mathematical circles today), but part of a larger, intensely competitive intellectual environment... Of course, there were many conflicting philosophies and ideas regarding mathematics. |
 | | For example, Parmenides (5th century BC) taught that only permanent things could have real existence, and Heracleitus (500 BC) that all permanence is an illusion. Zeno held that mathematics was paradoxical. |
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