Button, T;
(2020)
Hilary Putnam on Logic and Mathematics, edited by Geoffrey Hellman and Roy T. Cook.
[Review].
Mind
, 129
(516)
pp. 1327-1337.
10.1093/mind/fzz067.
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Abstract
Putnam’s most famous contribution to mathematical logic was his role in investigating Hilbert’s Tenth Problem: Putnam is the ‘P’ in the MRDP Theorem. This volume, though, focuses mostly on his work on the philosophy of logic and mathematics. It is a somewhat bumpy ride. Of the twelve papers, two scarcely mention Putnam. Three others focus primarily on Putnam’s ‘Mathematics without Foundations’ (1967), but with no interplay between them. The remaining seven papers apparently tackle unrelated themes. Some of this disjointedness would doubtless have been addressed if Putnam had been able to compose his replies to these papers; sadly, he died before this was possible. In this review, I shall do my best to tease out some connections between the papers; and there are some really interesting connections to be made. Ultimately, though, my review will be only a little less bumpy than the volume itself.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hilary Putnam on Logic and Mathematics, edited by Geoffrey Hellman and Roy T. Cook |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/mind/fzz067 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzz067 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Philosophy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10085869 |
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