Morden Mathematics

What can have "meaning" in an abstract, noncontradictory theory?

 

In order to be meaningful, it [mathematics] must be able to abstract, integrate, and reconstruct classical results into broad perspectives. It has been said that the goals of morden mathematics are reconstruct and development. Moreover, a subject that limits itself to a single abstract foundation is exposed to the danger of becoming purely academic.

 

-------Yutaka Taniyama