BLUF

The author suggests arithmetic's origins are biological, evolving from human and animal perception to aid navigation and tasks.

Summary

KEY POINTS.
  1. Arithmetic is biologically rooted in our perception of the world.
  2. Across cultures, all numbering systems are based on addition and multiplication.
  3. Non-human species, like bees, exhibit algebraic-like behaviors, hinting at arithmetic's biological origins.
  4. Four principles (monotonicity, convexity, continuity, isomorphism) define arithmetic stemming from evolutionary perceptual organization.
  5. Mathematics is both a human invention and a biological discovery, highlighting a deep mind-universe link.

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