Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: S.G. Shanker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-19

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 1317832035

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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


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Download or read book Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics written by S.G. Shanker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: S.G. Shanker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-19

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1317832043

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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


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Download or read book Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics written by S.G. Shanker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics

Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: Juliet Floyd

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1108616534

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For Wittgenstein mathematics is a human activity characterizing ways of seeing conceptual possibilities and empirical situations, proof and logical methods central to its progress. Sentences exhibit differing 'aspects', or dimensions of meaning, projecting mathematical 'realities'. Mathematics is an activity of constructing standpoints on equalities and differences of these. Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy of Mathematics (1934–1951) grew from his Early (1912–1921) and Middle (1929–33) philosophies, a dialectical path reconstructed here partly as a response to the limitative results of Gödel and Turing.


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Download or read book Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics written by Juliet Floyd and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Wittgenstein mathematics is a human activity characterizing ways of seeing conceptual possibilities and empirical situations, proof and logical methods central to its progress. Sentences exhibit differing 'aspects', or dimensions of meaning, projecting mathematical 'realities'. Mathematics is an activity of constructing standpoints on equalities and differences of these. Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy of Mathematics (1934–1951) grew from his Early (1912–1921) and Middle (1929–33) philosophies, a dialectical path reconstructed here partly as a response to the limitative results of Gödel and Turing.


Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics

Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: Pasquale Frascolla

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-12-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 113497437X

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Wittgenstein's role was vital in establishing mathematics as one of this century's principal areas of philosophic inquiry. In this book, the three phases of Wittgenstein's reflections on mathematics are viewed as a progressive whole, rather than as separate entities. Frascolla builds up a systematic construction of Wittgenstein's representation of the role of arithmetic in the theory of logical operations. He also presents a new interpretation of Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations - the `community view of internal relations'.


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Download or read book Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics written by Pasquale Frascolla and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-12-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wittgenstein's role was vital in establishing mathematics as one of this century's principal areas of philosophic inquiry. In this book, the three phases of Wittgenstein's reflections on mathematics are viewed as a progressive whole, rather than as separate entities. Frascolla builds up a systematic construction of Wittgenstein's representation of the role of arithmetic in the theory of logical operations. He also presents a new interpretation of Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations - the `community view of internal relations'.


The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic

Author: Stewart Shapiro

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2005-02-10

Total Pages: 850

ISBN-13: 0195148770

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Covers the state of the art in the philosophy of maths and logic, giving the reader an overview of the major problems, positions, and battle lines. The chapters in this book contain both exposition and criticism as well as substantial development of their own positions. It also includes a bibliography.


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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic written by Stewart Shapiro and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2005-02-10 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the state of the art in the philosophy of maths and logic, giving the reader an overview of the major problems, positions, and battle lines. The chapters in this book contain both exposition and criticism as well as substantial development of their own positions. It also includes a bibliography.


The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein

The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein

Author: Hans D. Sluga

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-10-28

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9780521465915

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The essays in this volume address central themes in Wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mind, language, logic, and mathematics.


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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein written by Hans D. Sluga and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-10-28 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume address central themes in Wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mind, language, logic, and mathematics.


Wittgenstein on Mathematics

Wittgenstein on Mathematics

Author: Severin Schroeder

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1000318273

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This book offers a detailed account and discussion of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mathematics. In Part I, the stage is set with a brief presentation of Frege’s logicist attempt to provide arithmetic with a foundation and Wittgenstein’s criticisms of it, followed by sketches of Wittgenstein’s early views of mathematics, in the Tractatus and in the early 1930s. Then (in Part II), Wittgenstein’s mature philosophy of mathematics (1937-44) is carefully presented and examined. Schroeder explains that it is based on two key ideas: the calculus view and the grammar view. On the one hand, mathematics is seen as a human activity — calculation — rather than a theory. On the other hand, the results of mathematical calculations serve as grammatical norms. The following chapters (on mathematics as grammar; rule-following; conventionalism; the empirical basis of mathematics; the role of proof) explore the tension between those two key ideas and suggest a way in which it can be resolved. Finally, there are chapters analysing and defending Wittgenstein’s provocative views on Hilbert’s Formalism and the quest for consistency proofs and on Gödel’s incompleteness theorems.


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Download or read book Wittgenstein on Mathematics written by Severin Schroeder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a detailed account and discussion of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mathematics. In Part I, the stage is set with a brief presentation of Frege’s logicist attempt to provide arithmetic with a foundation and Wittgenstein’s criticisms of it, followed by sketches of Wittgenstein’s early views of mathematics, in the Tractatus and in the early 1930s. Then (in Part II), Wittgenstein’s mature philosophy of mathematics (1937-44) is carefully presented and examined. Schroeder explains that it is based on two key ideas: the calculus view and the grammar view. On the one hand, mathematics is seen as a human activity — calculation — rather than a theory. On the other hand, the results of mathematical calculations serve as grammatical norms. The following chapters (on mathematics as grammar; rule-following; conventionalism; the empirical basis of mathematics; the role of proof) explore the tension between those two key ideas and suggest a way in which it can be resolved. Finally, there are chapters analysing and defending Wittgenstein’s provocative views on Hilbert’s Formalism and the quest for consistency proofs and on Gödel’s incompleteness theorems.


Wittgenstein on Thought, Language and Philosophy

Wittgenstein on Thought, Language and Philosophy

Author: Christoffer Gefwert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1351731424

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This title was first published in 2000: What was Wittgenstein's relation to "theory of meaning" in his post-1937 writings and what was his characterization of "philosophy" ? How does "philosophy" in Wittgenstein's later writings differ from what is usually accepted in modern academic 'analytic' philosophy? This book discusses problems encountered in looking at Wittgenstein's texts after-1937, focusing particularly on whether the problem of philosophy amounts to a systematic or a theoretical activity. Arguing that philosophy can be characterized as a form of conceptual investigation, Gefwert aims to demonstrate that a theoretical view does not correspond to Wittgenstein's conception of philosophy. For example, philosophy is not transcendental as he thought it was before 1929. Neither is philosophical language universal as Wittgenstein 1929-1936 thought it was. Proposing that a philosophical conceptual investigation is analogous to a psychotherapeutical session of Freud, with the common aim to dissolve the conceptual problems in language that haunt us in our everyday life, Gefwert's examination of the post-1937 writings of Wittgenstein concludes that "philosophical investigation" is a very different activity than that assumed by the Logical Positives and others adhering to a theoretical view.


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Download or read book Wittgenstein on Thought, Language and Philosophy written by Christoffer Gefwert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000: What was Wittgenstein's relation to "theory of meaning" in his post-1937 writings and what was his characterization of "philosophy" ? How does "philosophy" in Wittgenstein's later writings differ from what is usually accepted in modern academic 'analytic' philosophy? This book discusses problems encountered in looking at Wittgenstein's texts after-1937, focusing particularly on whether the problem of philosophy amounts to a systematic or a theoretical activity. Arguing that philosophy can be characterized as a form of conceptual investigation, Gefwert aims to demonstrate that a theoretical view does not correspond to Wittgenstein's conception of philosophy. For example, philosophy is not transcendental as he thought it was before 1929. Neither is philosophical language universal as Wittgenstein 1929-1936 thought it was. Proposing that a philosophical conceptual investigation is analogous to a psychotherapeutical session of Freud, with the common aim to dissolve the conceptual problems in language that haunt us in our everyday life, Gefwert's examination of the post-1937 writings of Wittgenstein concludes that "philosophical investigation" is a very different activity than that assumed by the Logical Positives and others adhering to a theoretical view.


Ludwig Wittgenstein: The later Wittgenstein : from Philosophical investigations to On certainty

Ludwig Wittgenstein: The later Wittgenstein : from Philosophical investigations to On certainty

Author: Stuart Shanker

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780415149150

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Wittgenstein scholarship has continued to grow at a pace few could have anticipated - a testament both to the fertility of his thought and to the thriving state of contemporary philosophy. In response to this ever-growing interest in the field, we are delighted to announce the publication of a second series of critical assessments on Wittgenstein, emphasising both the breadth and depth of contemporary Wittgenstein research.As well as papers on the nature and method of Wittgenstein's philosophy, this second collection also relates to a broader range of topics, including psychology, politics, art, music and culture.


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Download or read book Ludwig Wittgenstein: The later Wittgenstein : from Philosophical investigations to On certainty written by Stuart Shanker and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wittgenstein scholarship has continued to grow at a pace few could have anticipated - a testament both to the fertility of his thought and to the thriving state of contemporary philosophy. In response to this ever-growing interest in the field, we are delighted to announce the publication of a second series of critical assessments on Wittgenstein, emphasising both the breadth and depth of contemporary Wittgenstein research.As well as papers on the nature and method of Wittgenstein's philosophy, this second collection also relates to a broader range of topics, including psychology, politics, art, music and culture.


(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein

(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein

Author: A. Biletzki

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-07-31

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781402013270

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This book tells the story of Wittgenstein interpretation during the past eighty years. It provides different interpretations, chronologies, developments, and controversies. It aims to discover the motives and motivations behind the philosophical community's project of interpreting Wittgenstein. It will prove valuable to philosophers, scholars, interpreters, students, and specialists, in both analytic and continental philosophy.


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Download or read book (Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein written by A. Biletzki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of Wittgenstein interpretation during the past eighty years. It provides different interpretations, chronologies, developments, and controversies. It aims to discover the motives and motivations behind the philosophical community's project of interpreting Wittgenstein. It will prove valuable to philosophers, scholars, interpreters, students, and specialists, in both analytic and continental philosophy.