Dear A. Losey,
a very nice and insightful essay, one of the best in the contest, in my opinion.
The historical-philosophical references to Pythagoras, Democritus and Anaxagoras are outlined in a very original and sometimes brilliant way, in a perspective that identifies in the loop connection between maths, matter, and mind the Leitmotiv (as well as the main mystery) of human knowledge. And it is hard to deny that it is so.
Sincere congratulations,
Giovanni