philosophy of mathematics

Platonism in Philosophy of Mathematics

Platonism asserts that abstract mathematical objects, like numbers and sets, possess an objective existence independent of our minds. This view…

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Neo-Logicism in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Neo-logicism revives the logicist project of grounding mathematics in logic. It addresses criticisms of traditional logicism with new insights and…

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Neo-Fregeanism: A Modern Approach to Logicism

Neo-Fregeanism revives Frege's logicist project, aiming to base mathematics on logic. It utilizes Hume's Principle and other axioms to ground…

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Mathematical Abstractionism

Mathematical abstractionism posits that mathematical concepts are derived from physical objects and their properties. These entities don't exist independently but…

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Logicism: Reducing Mathematics to Logic

Logicism is the philosophical view that mathematics is a branch of logic. Proponents believe all mathematical truths can be derived…

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Kreisel-Putnam Logic

A logic designed for higher-order quantification and modalities. It emerged from discussions on the foundations of mathematics by Kreisel and…

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Intuitionism

Intuitionism is a philosophy of mathematics that questions the existence of the mathematical infinite and the completeness of mathematical truth.…

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The Indispensability Argument in Philosophy of Mathematics

This argument posits that if mathematical entities are essential for our most successful scientific theories, we should accept their existence.…

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Hume’s Principle

Hume's principle states that two collections have the same number of objects if and only if a one-to-one correspondence can…

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Frege’s Theorem

Frege's theorem establishes that arithmetic is reducible to logic. It demonstrates how basic arithmetic principles can be derived from logical…

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