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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The pernicious influence of mathematics upon philosophy

Gian-Carlo Rota

pp. 89-103

Abstract

Are mathematical ideas invented or discovered? This question has been repeatedly posed by philosophers through the ages and will probably be with us forever. We will not be concerned with the answer. What matters is that by asking the question, we acknowledge that mathematics has been leading a double life.

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Rota Gian-Carlo, Palombi Fabrizio (1997) Indiscrete thoughts. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 89-103

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-8176-4781-0_7

Full citation:

Rota Gian-Carlo (1997) The pernicious influence of mathematics upon philosophy, In: Indiscrete thoughts, Dordrecht, Springer, 89–103.