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You should actually read philosophy. Or maths. Betrand Russel discovered Russel's paradox, which was extremely influential in the development of set theory. Man
by pasabagi 8y ago
You should actually read philosophy. Or maths. Betrand Russel discovered Russel's paradox, which was extremely influential in the development of set theory. Many philosophers are excellent mathematicians. Logic is a discipline that is taught in basically every philosophy course.
- Balgair 8y agoTo be clear, I am talking about contemporary individuals, not historical ones. Obviously Russell and Godel were excellent logicians and moved philosophy ahead considerably.
- pasabagi 8y agoYou should probably read contemporary philosophy, then! Formal logic is a central tool of most analytic philosophy, to this day. The more logic-oriented side of philosophy typically merges seamlessly into maths. It's not limited to analytic philosophy, either - continental thinkers like Badiou have sustained engagement with set theory - it's very traditional, actually.
- Balgair 8y agoDo you have any specific recommendations of books? Thanks!
- pasabagi 8y agoWell, it really depends on what you're interested in. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is actually very good, and contains a bibliography at the end of every article. Philosophy is very diverse in terms of subject matter - and my experience is that people are very different in terms of what questions they find engaging. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-paraconsistent/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-paraconsistent/ is interesting, recent work - but another approach would be to start with Russel, then go on from there.