Conference theme
The objective of the workshop will be to understand and evaluate the idea that mathematicians do not merely pile up proofs of theorems, but have other aims as well. Philosophy of mathematics can reflect on what this "extra" could be. A non-exhaustive list of topics that try to describe such aims is:
- Mathematical explanation
- Mathematical understanding
- Mathematical creativity
- Mathematical discovery
- Mathematical beauty
- Mathematical experimentation
- ...
Invited speakers
Jeremy Avigad (Carnegie Mellon University) (Lecture co-organized with the Belgian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science)
Alan Baker (Swarthmore College)
Ronny Desmet (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Programme
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Slides talks
- Line E. Andersen
- Jeremy Avigad
- Alan Baker
- Flavio Baracco
- Bill D'Allessandro
- Ronny Desmet
- Fiona Doherty
- Victor Gijsbers
- Vladislav Shaposhnikov
- Jean Paul Van Bendegem
Proceedings
A selection of the papers will be published as a special issue of Logique et Analyse, edited by Joachim Frans and Bart Van Kerkhove. All speakers that are interested are asked to submit a final version of their papers by March 15th, 2016. A standard refereeing process will apply.
Scientific Committee
Jeremy Avigad, Alan Baker, Ronny Desmet, Joachim Frans, Karen Francois, Brendan Larvor, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Bart Van Kerkhove
Organizing Committee
Jeremy Avigad, Alan Baker, Sven Delariviere, Ronny Desmet, Joachim Frans, Karen Francois, Yacin Hamami, Brendan Larvor, Colin Rittberg, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Bart Van Kerkhove, Nigel Vinckier
Contact
Joachim Frans
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - FILO Department
Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
e-mail: jfrans@vub.ac.be
This workshop is part of the strategic research project on Logic and Philosophy of Mathematical Practices, and is supported by: