I&#x27;m not much of a mathematician, but I found &quot;Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty&quot; by Morris Kline (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Mathematics-Loss-Certainty-Oxford-Paperbacks&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0195030850" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Mathematics-Loss-Certainty-Oxford-Pape...</a>) very insightful in regards to the development and current state of mathematics. A brief synopsis:<p>From Amazon:
&quot;This work stresses the illogical manner in which mathematics has developed, the question of applied mathematics as against &#x27;pure&#x27; mathematics, and the challenges to the consistency of mathematics&#x27; logical structure that have occurred in the twentieth century.&quot;<p>From goodreads.com:
&quot;Most intelligent people today still believe that mathematics is a body of unshakable truths about the physical world and that mathematical reasoning is exact and infallible. Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty refutes that myth.&quot;<p>Edit: This was also interesting: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=RlMMeqO7wOI" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=RlMMeqO7wOI</a> , a video by Stephen Wolfram. I know he is often criticized for various reasons, but much of what he says makes intuitive sense.