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Logicist...
Math_magician wrote:
Logicist...
We have 1 response! That's good, I wonder what everyone else will say. I'm a platonist.
Nov 14, 2009
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After reading the short deffinitions, I mostly tend toward Intuitionist.
The last book i read was "Chaos; Making a New Science" by James Gleick.
I will post the current "standings"....
Eternal_Patzer wrote:
Platonist but NOT a Neo-Platonist.
Don't worry, I understand that distinction. Thank you for your votes, everyone.
I would say logicianist. Then again... emperist seems like a good option too. For example; we know that 1+1=2 because whenever we take an object, and then put it with another, we invariable end up with two objects. But then, we cannot perceive a universe where that doesnt work. It all comes down to what exists outside our universe I suppose.
We know that 1+1=2 with merely logical methods, as Bertrand Russell and another German mathematician proved in Principia Mathematica. Should I put you down as a logicist, then?
Empiricism
Thanks everyone, votes have been updated.
That's ok, this is informal...for now.
Empiricist
The thing is, it may seem logical, but what if there was a universe where when you put one thing with another thing you end up with 3 things? I would expect that all these approaches are partially correct. You wait a thousand years. You'll see. (Note; will not neccessry be 1000 years. Might be only 3 years. Maybe.)
Definitely a realist, but I'm not quite sure which sub-category I fit into...as a scientist, I am definitely not a Platonist becasue I don't believe that reason/math transcends all else (if observation defies reason/math, then Plato would say we should believe the math because it is purest and closest to truth and perfection.) I guess I would have to go with empiricist.
D_Plew wrote:
The thing is, it may seem logical, but what if there was a universe where when you put one thing with another thing you end up with 3 things? I would expect that all these approaches are partially correct. You wait a thousand years. You'll see. (Note; will not neccessry be 1000 years. Might be only 3 years. Maybe.)
This is not really valid; it could just be thought of as a different system of mathematics, but still one all-encompassing mathematics. I'll withhold your vote to see if you make an "official" statement....
Would you describe your philosophy about mathematics as a:
1. Platonist (6 votes)
2. Logicist (7 votes)
3. Empiricist (3 votes)
4. Formalist (2 votes)
5. Intuitionist and/or Constructivist (1 vote)