Arithmoí Book 1

Essential to the undertaking is that mathematics be the means of conveying the topic. The synthesis presented in the book starts by first bringing to light the historical human biases pervasive in mathematics, physics, and metaphysics subject matter. Anthropomorphism, meaning attributing human emotions, traits, and intents to non-human forms, is a deeply rooted inclination in the human psyche. Evidence for this abounds when we consider religion and mythos, where divine entities took human forms, traits, and qualities. How the human sensorium interprets phenomena lends itself to the tendency to overemphasize what is physically perceived while abandoning the concern of understanding the holos. Anthropocentrism, also known as homocentrism, is another closely related belief system that places humans at the center of the Universe. A prime example of this in the past was the geocentric model, which put the Earth at the center of the solar system during a time that preceded any understanding of what galaxies and the Universe were. Some still believe that the observer plays a fundamental role in the observed quantum mechanical system, and this should be considered a form of anthropocentrism.