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SUMMARY:Structuralism and Fictionalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics
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LOCATION:University of York\, York\, United Kingdom\, YO10 5DD
DESCRIPTION:<p>About the conference:</p>\n<p>The abstract character of mathematics raises difficult philosophical questions as to the nature and existence of mathematical entities\, such as numbers\, functions\, sets\, groups\, graphs\, and number systems.&nbsp\; This conference will explore such questions from the perspective of two different traditional approaches\, viz. &ldquo\;mathematical structuralism&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;mathematical fictionalism&rdquo\;. The main objective of the conference is to re-evaluate these perspectives and to consider the relationship between them.&nbsp\; Specifically\, the following research questions will be addressed in the conference:</p>\n<p>- Do either structuralism or fictionalism offer a philosophically viable foundation for modern mathematics?</p>\n<p>- To what extent are structuralism and fictionalism faithful to mathematical practice?</p>\n<p>- What are the connections between the structuralist and fictionalist approaches to the philosophy of mathematics?</p>\n<p>- How do mathematicians think about meaning\, reference\, and truth in mathematics?</p>\n<p>Provisional schedule:</p>\n<p>Monday May 13th\, 2024</p>\n<p>09:45 - 10:00 Welcome</p>\n<p>10:00 - 11:15 Ot&aacute\;vio Bueno Why a Mathematical Fictionalist Should Be a Structuralist about Mathematics</p>\n<p>11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break</p>\n<p>11:45 - 13:00 Mary Leng and John Wigglesworth Fictionalist Mathematical Structuralism</p>\n<p>13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break</p>\n<p>14:30 - 15:30 Georg Schiemer What is implicit structure?</p>\n<p>15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break</p>\n<p>16:00 - 17:15 Elaine Landry Breaking Benacerraf</p>\n<p>Tuesday May 14th\, 2024</p>\n<p>10:00 - 11:15 Bahram Assadian Cross-structural identities</p>\n<p>11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break</p>\n<p>11:45 - 12:45 Ludovica Conti Arbitrary Logicism and Structuralism</p>\n<p>12:45 - 14:15 Lunch break</p>\n<p>14:15 - 15:15 Alex Paseau Four Metaphysical Objections to Plenitudinous Platonism</p>\n<p>15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break</p>\n<p>15:45 - 17:00 Jessica Carter Structuralism in mathematical practice</p>\n<p>Participation Cost: &nbsp\; Free admission. Everybody is welcome.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This project has received funding from the European Union&rsquo\;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 890376.&nbsp\;</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Mary Leng;CN=John Wigglesworth:
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