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Why did Weyl think that Dedekind's norm of belief in mathematics is perverse?

Iulian Toader(Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University)

pp. 445-451

Abstract

This paper discusses an intriguing, though rather overlooked case of normative disagreement in the history of philosophy of mathematics: Weyl's criticism of Dedekind's famous principle that "In science, what is provable ought not to be believed without proof." This criticism, as I see it, challenges not only a logicist norm of belief in mathematics, but also a realist view about whether there is a fact of the matter as to what norms of belief are correct.

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Costreie Sorin (2016) Early analytic philosophy: new perspectives on the tradition. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 445-451

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24214-9_19

Full citation:

Toader Iulian (2016) „Why did Weyl think that Dedekind's norm of belief in mathematics is perverse?“, In: S. Costreie (ed.), Early analytic philosophy, Dordrecht, Springer, 445–451.