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What kind of attacks did Cantor face from Kronecker?

  • Personal and public

  • Financial

  • Legal

  • Physical

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Cantor faced personal and public attacks from Kronecker. Kronecker openly criticized Cantor's work, attacking both its mathematical rigor and its philosophical foundations. He dismissed Cantor's ideas as "nonsense" and accused him of introducing paradoxes into mathematics. Kronecker's attacks deeply affected Cantor and contributed to his mental health problems later in life.
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