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You should probably read more of what these theorists call mathematical philosophy (I recommend reading a couple of numbers of Erkenntnis, edited by Leitgeb, an
by Schiphol 13y ago
You should probably read more of what these theorists call mathematical philosophy (I recommend reading a couple of numbers of Erkenntnis, edited by Leitgeb, and perhaps taking this course) before passing such a harsh judgement.
As a sidenote, the kind of foundationalism about mathematics that you seem to endorse is not the only option in the philosophy of mathematics -- although this issue is largely orthogonal to the prospects of mathematical philosophy.
- brg 13y agoI disagree. There is an asymmetric relationship between philosophy and mathematics that belies the lack of influence and low import of the former. Science, mathematics, and even art can all continue at no diminished pace without input from philosophy's sophists.