LTT - Kati Kish Bar-On
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Title: \;Mathematics and Society Reunited: \;The Social Aspects of Brouwer&rsquo\;s Intuitionism
Abstract:
\nBrouwer&rsquo\;s philosophy of mathematics is usually regarded as an intra-subjective\, even solipsistic approach\, which also underlies his mathematical intuitionism\, as he strived to create mathematics that develops out of something inner and a?linguistic. Thus\, points of connection between Brouwer&rsquo\;s views and the social world seem less probable and are rarely mentioned in the literature. In this lecture\, I examine Brouwer&rsquo\;s views on the construction\, use\, and practice of mathematics through a socially oriented prism. I highlight the social character of mathematical practice as Brouwer addressed it in the \;Significs Dialogues \;&ndash\; documented dialogues between Brouwer and other members of the \;Signific Circle\, a social movement focused on the connection between language\, mathematics\, and society. \;I show how fleshing out the connection between society\, people\, and mathematical knowledge in Brouwer&rsquo\;s thought poses two critical questions regarding the twofold effect of social\, personal\, and political events on the evolution of intuitionistic mathematics\, on the one hand\, and the \;content \;of Brouwer&rsquo\;s intuitionism\, on the other.
\nThis talk will also be available live-streamed on YouTube at \;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR