Tag: "philosophy of mathematics"

Mathematics & Reality

Raymond Tallis on maths’ unreasonable effectiveness.
[Issue 102: May/June 2014: Tallis in Wonderland]

The Laws of Belief by Wolfgang Spohn

Richard Baron forms some beliefs about Wolfgang Spohn’s book.
[Issue 94: January/February 2013: Books]

On Points

Raymond Tallis pinpoints the mathematics/reality divide.
[Issue 87: November/December 2011: Tallis in Wonderland]

Mathematical Knowledge: A Dilemma

Rui Vieira thinks of a number.
[Issue 81: October/November 2010: Metaphysics]

Poincaré’s Prize by George G. Szpiro

David Dillard-Wright is philosophical about mathematics.
[Issue 75: September/October 2009: Books]

Pi and the Movie Mind

A number of recent films deal with mathematics and mathematicians. Can we learn something from them or are they misleading? Peter Stone investigates.
[Issue 64: November/December 2007: Films]

Hi, School Philosophy! • Oxford Welcomes Careful Thinkers • Holy Rock Tours America • Euclid’s Parallel Theorem Proved? — News reports by Sue Roberts in London and Lisa Sangoi in New York.
[Issue 47: August/September 2004: News]

What is the Philosophy of Mathematics?

Stephen Ferguson asks whether mathematical objects are real.
[Issue 19: Winter 1997/98: Articles]

Pythagoras & The Numbers Game

Richard Lewis on Pythagoras of Samos.
[Issue 17: Spring 1997: Articles]

The Beauty of Numbers

by Rick Lewis
[Issue 17: Spring 1997: Editorial]

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