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Note: Also offered at fourth-year level.
Credit points: 16.7 3rd year
Coordinator: Dr. Allen Hazen.
Prerequisite: Some acquaintance with modern formal logic, such as Introduction to Formal Logic 161-221/321.
Contact: Up to three hours a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the completion of this subject, students should have an understanding of basic ontological and epistemological issues about mathematics, including the nature of number, the motivation of set-theoretic axioms, constructivism.
Content:
Classical 20th century formulations, and more recent literature, on the metaphysics and epistemology of mathematics.
Assessment:
Written work of up to 5,000 words during the semester. Students will be advised in the first week of the subject of actual due dates.
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