ELFT HÍRADÓ

["Laszlo E. Szabo" <leszabo AT philosophy.elte.hu>]

P h i l o s o p h y   o f   S c i e n c e   C o l l o q u i u m
 
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Room 6.54 (6th floor)  Monday 4:00 PM
Pázmány P. sétány 1/A  Budapest, Hungary                
Phone/Fax: (36-1) 372 2924
 
PROGRAM
 
22 September 4:00 PM 6th floor 6.54
 
F r a n c i s   P a s c a l   O' G o r m a n
Department of Philosophy
National University of Ireland, Galway
 
Philosophy of Mathematics: Poincare's challenge
 
Frequently we find brief references to similarities between Poincare's 
and the later Wittgenstein's philosophies of arithmetic. Inthis paper we 
attempt to systematically exploresome of these similarities.In partcular 
we look at Poincare's opposition to the logicist programme and his 
rejection of Cantorian infinity and compare his theses to those of the 
later Wittgenstein.
 
 
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The 60-minute lecture is followed by a 10-minute break. Then we hold a 
30-60-minute discussion. The participants may comment on the talks and 
are encouraged to initiate discussion through the Internet. The 
comments  should be written in the language of the presentation.
 
The organizer of the seminar: Miklós Rédei (email: 
redei AT hps.elte.hu)