Unit name | Philosophy and History of Mathematics |
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Unit code | PHILM0016 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Fujimoto |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Philosophy |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will discuss some of the main programmes in recent and contemporary philosophy of mathematics. Topics might include, for instance: Gottlob Frege's logicist project and the neo-logicist programme of Bob Hale and Crispin Wright; the structuralist programme of Michael Resnik and Stewart Shapiro; the fictionalist programme of Stephen Yablo; David Hilbert's finitist project.
Aims:
The aim of this seminar is to bring students to a level where they can understand and critically interact with recent research in philosophy and history of mathematics. After taking this seminar, they should be ready to carry out research that makes a contribution to the state of knowledge in the field.
On successful completion of this unit, students should:
Lectures, small group work, individual exercises, seminars and virtual learning environment.
Summative Assessment: One essay of up to 6,000 words (excluding bibliography) - 100%