To and from philosophy-discussions with Gödel and Wittgenstein

DOI10.1007/BF00567747MaRDI QIDQ1182183zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Hao Wang

Publication date 28 June 1992

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567747

zbMATH Keywords

empiricismfoundationalismGödelintuitionphilosophy of mathematicsPlatonismWittgenstein

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

Review text

In a somewhat discursive presentation, the author discusses various aspects of the philosophy of mathematics as his two heroes understood it. The place is stressed of logic in the development of philosophy in general during this century. His interpretation of Wittgenstein is based on trying to understand the available texts; for Gödel he draws upon personal discussions (so the title is slightly misleading). Issues raised include foundationalism, Platonism, empiricism, and intuition.

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