Figs in Winter
Sep 24, 2024

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Logic has been a branch of philosophy forever, and is still taught in philosophy departments.

I never said that math is a branch of philosophy, I said it’s not a science (because it doesn’t need empirical evidence).

Logic is not a branch of mathematics. People have tried to connect the two (actually making mathematics a branch of logic) but failed. See the efforts of Russell, Whitehead, and others during the early part of the 20th century.

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Figs in Winter
Figs in Winter

Written by Figs in Winter

by Massimo Pigliucci, a scientist, philosopher, and Professor at the City College of New York. Exploring and practicing Stoicism & other philosophies of life.

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