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1 Syllabus MATHEMATICS ITS FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR IMPLICAT Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) and 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: Academic year: 0 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: English Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Coordinator Coordinator Office Hours: Teaching Staff: Silvia Jonas page 1 / 6
2 Course/Module description: The first part of the seminar will provide an overview over the foundational theories of the philosophy of mathematics. Starting from Kants account of the possibility of mathematical knowledge, we will move on to the competing logicist programmes by Frege and Russell, shed some light on Carnapian positivism and Hilberts formalism, and end with the intuitionist views developed by Brouwer, Heyting and Dummett. The second part of the seminar is dedicated to four of the most central issues discussed in contemporary philosophy of mathematics: set theory and its ontological implications; mathematical Platonism; its counterpart theory of fictionalism; and, le dernier cri, structuralism. In the third part of the seminar, we will focus on epistemological questions arising in the context of mathematics, such as the questions of the nature of mathematical truth, its relation to mathematical knowledge, etc. Particular attention will be paid to the concept of self-evidence, its use in mathematical discourse and its different interpretations. The seminar will end by raising the question of the relevance of mathematical self-evidence for other abstract areas of discourse. Course/Module aims: Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Attendance requirements(%): Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Course/Module Content: Required Reading: Literature: *The articles marked with an asterisk constitute the basis for our discussions in each session and are therefore compulsory. page 2 / 6
3 ESSENTIALS 1. Kant on mathematical knowledge *Friedman, Michael. 2012, Kant on Geometry and Spatial Intuition. Synthese Vol. 186: pp Hintikka, Jaakko Kant on the Mathematical Method. The Monist Vol. 51 No. 3: pp. pp Parsons, Charles Mathematics in Philosophy: Selected Essays. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Posy, Carl Kant's Mathematical Realism. The Monist Vol. 67: pp [Reprinted in: Posy, Carl Kant's Philosophy of Mathematics: Modern Essays. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.] Shabel, Lisa Apriority and Application: Philosophy of Mathematics in the Modern Period. In: Stewart Shapiro (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic. Oxford: Oxford University Press: pp Logicism I: Frege *Frege, Gottlob The Concept of Number (Excerpts from The Foundations of Arithmetic). Reprinted in: Benacerraf, Paul, and Putnam, Hilary (eds.) Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: pp Logicism II: Russell *Russell, Betrand Selections from Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. Reprinted in: Benacerraf, Paul, and Putnam, Hilary (eds.) Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: pp page 3 / 6
4 4. Formalism: Hilbert Hilbert, David On the Infinite. Reprinted in: Benacerraf, Paul, and Putnam, Hilary (eds.) Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: pp Positivism: Carnap Carnap, Rudolf Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology. Reprinted in: Benacerraf, Paul, and Putnam, Hilary (eds.) Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: pp Intuitionism: Brouwer, Heyting, Dummett Posy, Carl Intuitionism and Philosophy. In: Stewart Shapiro (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic. Oxford: Oxford University Press: pp NUMBER THEORY 7. Set Theory Boolos, George The Iterative Conception of Set. Reprinted in: Benacerraf, Paul, and Putnam, Hilary (eds.) Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: pp Platonism Parsons, Charles Mathematical Intuition. Proceedings of the Aristotelian page 4 / 6
5 Society Vol. 80: pp Fictionalism MacBride, Fraser Listening to Fictions: A Study of Fieldian Nominalism. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Vol. 50: pp Structuralism Hellman, Geoffrey Structuralism. In: Stewart Shapiro (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic. Oxford: Oxford University Press: pp THE EPISTEMIC STATUS OF MATHEMATICS 11. Mathematical Truth Benacerraf, Paul Mathematical Truth. The Journal of Philosophy Vol. 70 No. 19: pp Holism Shapiro, Stewart Epistemology of Mathematics: What are the questions? What count as answers?. The Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 61 No. 242: pp page 5 / 6
6 Powered by TCPDF ( 13. Self-evidence Shapiro, Stewart We hold these truths to be self-evident: But what do we mean by that?. The Review of Symbolic Logic, Vol. 2 No. 1: pp Mathematics and beyond Jonas, Silvia (manuscript): What can mathematical self-evidence teach us about religious belief? Additional Reading Material: Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 0 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: page 6 / 6
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