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Seminar Details

Wittgenstein versus Gödel

  • Start Date: October 12, 2017
  • Event Start Time: 5:00 PM
  • Event End Time: 6:00 PM
  • Seminar Series: Experimental Math Seminar
  • Presenter(s): Art DuPre - Rutgers University
  • Event Location: Conference Room 705 | Rutgers University | Hill Center | 110 Frelinghuysen Rd
  • Presentation Type: Stand Alone Presentation
  • Abstract:

    Because of a "Notorius" paragraph in Wittgenstein's 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics' and the controversy it caused among mathematicians, logicians and philosophers, Hao Wang, among others, lay this controversy squarely at the feet of the fact that Godel was a Platonist, while Wittgenstein was a strong anti-Platonist. A Platonist believes that new mathematics is discovered, while a creationist believes that new mathematics is created. These and other ideas will be explored.