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German Idealism and the Origins of Pure Mathematics: Riemann, Dedekind, Cantor [PDF]
When it comes to the relation of modern mathematics and philosophy, most people tend to think of the three major schools of thought—i.e. logicism, formalism, and intuitionism—that emerged as profound researches on the foundations and nature of ...
Ehsan Karimi Torshizi
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Kantian Motives in Work of Ludwig Wittgenstein
It is proved that the basic framework of the premises and reasoning of Wittgenstein's “Tractatus Logico-philosophicus” corresponds quite well to the transcendental method (as formulated by H. Cohen).
Zinaida A. Sokuler
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Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom [PDF]
The article examines the common interpretation of the axiom of reducibility in Principia Mathematica according to which the axiom cannot be considered as logical, which casts doubt on the success of the program of logicism.
V. V. Tselishchev, A. V. Khlebalin
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Frege on the Generality of Logical Laws [PDF]
Frege claims that the laws of logic are characterized by their “generality,” but it is hard to see how this could identify a special feature of those laws.
Beaney M. +26 more
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Foundations of Mathematics and Mathematical Practice. The Case of Polish Mathematical School
The foundations of mathematics cover mathematical as well as philosophical problems. At the turn of the 20th century logicism, formalism and intuitionism, main foundational schools were developed.
Jan Woleński
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Issues of Logicism and Objectivity
Concerning Harald Wohlrapp’s theories, many fascinating issues arise. I shall concentrate here on aspects especially relevant to the treatment of pro and con argumentation, a type of what has been called conductive argument. Though initially intrigued by
Trudy Govier
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Sistemas de cálculo como formas de Logicismo
The logicism may be regarded like a fossil stone that has not utility nowadays. In this sense, logicism took care of the research about the foundations of mathematics but apparently its task arrived at its end many years ago because of sorne results ...
Ángel Nepomuceno Fernández
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The article raises the question what is the content of Frege’s infamous notion of Bedeutung? It is claimed that the so–called standard interpretation of this notion – Bedeutung as referential relation between a name and an object – was developed and ...
Jonas Dagys
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Modal Ω-Logic: Automata, Neo-Logicism, and Set-Theoretic Realism [PDF]
This essay examines the philosophical significance of $\Omega$-logic in Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with choice (ZFC). The duality between coalgebra and algebra permits Boolean-valued algebraic models of ZFC to be interpreted as coalgebras.
A Baltag +45 more
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PLV (Plural Basic Law V) is a consistent second-order system which is aimed to derive second-order Peano arithmetic. It employs the notion of plural quantification and a first-order formulation of Frege's infamous Basic Law V.
Francesca Boccuni
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