Overview
- Explores an important and prolific philosopher of mathematics
- Features papers written by top philosophers and set theorists
- Presents a timely survey of philosophy of set theory and of logic, skepticism, naturalism and philosophical methodology
Part of the book series: Outstanding Contributions to Logic (OCTR, volume 31)
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Keywords
- Penelope Maddy
- Philosophy of Set Theory
- Philosophy of Naturalism
- Metaphilosophy
- Set-theoretic Multiverse
- Skepticism
- Mathematical Practice
- Philosophical Methodology
- Realism
- Forcing Axioms
- Naturalism in Mathematics
- contemporary philosophers
- Philosophy of mathematics
- advance naturalism
- philosophy of logic
- history of logic
- Philosophy study
- analytic philosophy
About this book
This volume features more than 20 essays that explore the work of one of the most important contemporary philosophers of mathematics. It will help readers to better appreciate this significant and prolific philosopher. Within philosophy of mathematics, Penelope Maddy initially advocated realism. She then went on to advance naturalism. Both of her positions became very influential in the field, along with her other work in the philosophy of logic.
The contributors comment on and otherwise engage with Maddy’s work. They also weigh in on the state of set theory and its philosophy, the philosophy and history of logic, naturalism, skepticism, and the myriad other areas to which Maddy left her mark. Overall, coverage traces her influence on these various ideas over the years. It will also help readers to better understand how philosophers working at the forefront of these areas see these concepts today.
These essays will be essential reading for the wide group of philosophers working in these different areas as well as graduate students studying philosophy of mathematics and logic and the other related issues to which Maddy has contributed. The volume will also appeal to logicians and set theorists in general, as well as to philosophers working in analytic philosophy more widely, as well as to those working in the history of philosophy.Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Juliette Kennedy has been a member of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Helsinki since 1999. Her work in mathematical logic is focused mainly in the areas of set-theoretic model theory and set theory, but she has also worked in models of arithmetic. In the history, philosophy and foundations of mathematics and logic she has worked extensively on Gödel; but she has also written on Turing, Tarski and Kreisel. In her recent work she has focused on the syntax/semantics distinction; she also works avocationally in the art field as a curator.
Sophia Arbeiter is a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously, she has studied Philosophy and Logic at the University of Vienna and Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her current work is focused on the philosophy of logic, such as logical pluralism and the normativity of logic, as well as the History of Analytic Philosophy, most prominently Carnap.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Philosophy of Penelope Maddy
Editors: Sophia Arbeiter, Juliette Kennedy
Series Title: Outstanding Contributions to Logic
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58424-4Due: 05 September 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58427-5Due: 05 September 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58425-1Due: 05 September 2024
Series ISSN: 2211-2758
Series E-ISSN: 2211-2766
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 200