Axioms v.1.0.

Jarek Kędra, Professor at University of Aberdeen

As many of you, I feel lost in the new world. I am gaining experience and face questions I find hard to answer and choices I find hard to make. For this reason, I wanted to create a very minimal set of axioms which I can quickly apply when I am not sure. Also, I wanted them to be helpful in discussions about the new shape of mathematical research and education. They are not original very likely obvious to many of you, and they go back to Thurston, at least. I wrote them mainly for my personal use. Here is version 1.0.

AXIOMS v.1.0

1. Mathematics is done to deepen human understanding.
2. Mathematics advances only through human understanding.
3. Independent human mathematical thought must be preserved.

Received 4 October 2026.