Month: March 2012
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Daniel Sutherland’s recommended readings
If you’re interested in reading about some of the issues that came up during our conversation with Daniel Sutherland, you can check out these articles: Paul Benacerraf, “Mathematical Truth” The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 70, No. 19, (Nov. 8, 1973), pp. 661-679. W.D. Hart, “Benacerraf’s Dilemma” CRÍTICA, Vol. XXIII, No. 68 (August 1991): 87-10 Unfortunately, you…
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Episode 33: Daniel Sutherland discusses the philosophy of mathematics
In this episode, we’re joined by Daniel Sutherland, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Click here to listen to our conversation with him. In this technological age, most of our day-to-day tasks involve numbers and arithmetic. And yet, it can be difficult to say what a number is. Consider the…