Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Vintage Enthusiasms - Essays in Honour of John L. Bell

The volume includes twenty-five research papers presented as gifts to John L. Bell to celebrate his 60th birthday by colleagues, former students, friends and admirers. Like Bell's own work, the contributions cross boundaries into several inter-related fields. The contributions are new work by highly respected figures, several of whom are among the key figures in their fields. Some examples: in foundations of maths and logic (William Lawvere, Peter Aczel, Graham Priest, Giovanni Sambin); analytical philosophy (Michael Dummett, William Demopoulos), philosophy of science (Michael Redhead, Frank Arntzenius), philosophy of mathematics (Michael Hallett, John Mayberry, Daniel Isaacson) and decision theory and foundations of economics (Ken Bimore). Most articles are contributions to current philosophical debates, but contributions also include some new mathematical results, important historical surveys, and a translation by Wilfrid Hodges of a key work of arabic logic.

List of contents

I History and Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic.- II Truth and Paradox.- III Logic, Set Theory and Category Theory.- IV Philosophy of Science.- V Decision Theory and Epistemology.- VI Aesthetics Index of Names Publications of J.L. Bell.

Summary

The volume includes twenty-five research papers presented as gifts to John L. Bell to celebrate his 60th birthday by colleagues, former students, friends and admirers. Like Bell’s own work, the contributions cross boundaries into several inter-related fields. The contributions are new work by highly respected figures, several of whom are among the key figures in their fields. Some examples: in foundations of maths and logic (William Lawvere, Peter Aczel, Graham Priest, Giovanni Sambin); analytical philosophy (Michael Dummett, William Demopoulos), philosophy of science (Michael Redhead, Frank Arntzenius), philosophy of mathematics (Michael Hallett, John Mayberry, Daniel Isaacson) and decision theory and foundations of economics (Ken Bimore). Most articles are contributions to current philosophical debates, but contributions also include some new mathematical results, important historical surveys, and a translation by Wilfrid Hodges of a key work of arabic logic.

Product details

• Assisted by: Peter Clark (Editor), David DeVidi (Editor), Michae Hallett (Editor), Michael Hallett (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9789400735682
• ISBN: 978-94-0-073568-2
• No. of pages: 486
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 27 mm x 236 mm
• Weight: 756 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 486 p.
• Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science; The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Scienc; The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science; The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Scienc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; B, Geschichte der Mathematik, Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie, History, Logic, mathematische Grundlagen, Mathematik: Logik, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophie: Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie, Philosophie: Metaphysik und Ontologie, Metaphysics, Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy and science, History of mathematics, History of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical logic, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, Mathematical foundations, foundations of mathematics, Wilfrid Hodges, William Demopoulos