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SUMMARY:Aristotle’s Philosophy of Mathematics
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Aristotle&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Mathematics</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Donald Gillies</strong></p>\n<p><strong><em>University College London</em></strong><em></em></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Science &amp\; Philosophy Colloquia</strong></p>\n<p><strong>room x &ndash\; villa mirafiori &ndash\; via Carlo Fea 2 &ndash\; rome</strong></p>\n<p><strong>16 Febrary 2015 &ndash\; 15:30-17:30</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>open to the pubblic</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>organisation &amp\; info:</p>\n<p><strong>Diana Quarantotto </strong>(dianaquarantotto@gmail.com)</p>\n<p><strong>Carlo Cellucci</strong> (carlo.cellucci@uniroma1.it)</p>\n<p><strong>Emiliano Ippoliti</strong> (emi.ippoliti@gmail.com)</p>\n<p>Science &amp\; Philosophy Colloquia| Dipartimento di Filosofia | Dottorato in Filosofia</p>\n<p>organizzazione &amp\; info:&nbsp\; Diana Quarantotto:&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <a href="mailto:dianaquarantotto@gmail.com">dianaquarantotto@gmail.com</a></p>\n<p>web: <a href="http://web.uniroma1.it/logic/S&amp\;P">http://web.uniroma1.it/logic/S&amp\;P</a><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Programme</strong></p>\n<p>monday 16 febbraio 2015</p>\n<p>15:30-15:35</p>\n<p><strong>Opening</strong> Carlo Cellucci <em>Roma Sapienza</em></p>\n<p>15:35-16:20</p>\n<p><strong>Aristotle&rsquo\;s Philosophy of Mathematics</strong></p>\n<p>Donald Gillies <em>University College London</em></p>\n<p>16:35-17:30</p>\n<p><strong>Debate</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Outline</strong></p>\n<p>The talk gives an exposition of Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy of mathematics.&nbsp\; It is claimed that this is based on two postulates.&nbsp\; The first is the embodiment postulate\, which states that mathematical objects exist not in a separate world\, but embodied in the material world.&nbsp\; The second is that infinity is always potential and never actual.&nbsp\; It is argued that Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy gave an adequate account of ancient Greek mathematics.&nbsp\; Then\, at the end of the talk\, there is a brief consideration of whether\, and to what extent\, Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy of mathematics is applicable to contemporary mathematics.&nbsp\; The second postulate is no longer true\, since modern mathematics assumes the actual infinite\; but the first postulate\, in a modified form\, might still be defensible for contemporary mathematical theories such as axiomatic set theory.</p>
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