PHIL 437 - bG ,Philosophy of Mathematics

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Yale University

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Bruno Whittle. m 1.30-3.20 Hu (0) Metaphysical and epistemological issues raised by mathematics. Questions concerning the notion of a set, whether one can quantify absolutely everything, and whether there are really infinite sets of different sizes; the significance of G?del's incompleteness theorems; arguments designed to show that certain mathematical terms are referentially indeterminate.

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3.00

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www.yale.edu

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(203) 432-4771

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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