If you have a bit of time this Xmas, you may wish to read Philosophy of Mathematics: 5 Questions , edited by Vincent F. Hendricks & Hannes Leitgeb. This is a very nice series. 5 Questions collects together answers on 5 provocative questions by many of the leading contemporary figures in a given area, in this case the Philosophy and Mathematics. The book in question contains a lot of first-hand, interesting considerations, well beyond what one may find in more uptight, academic publications. CONTRIBUTORS: Jeremy Avigad, Steve Awodey, John L. Bell, Johan van Benthem , Douglas Bridges, Charles S. Chihara, Mark Colyvan , E. Brian Davies, Michael Detlefsen, Solomon Feferman, Bob Hale, Geoffrey Hellman, Jaakko Hintikka, Thomas Jech, H. Jerome Keisler, Ulrich Kohlenbach, Penelope Maddy , Paolo Mancosu , Charles Parsons , Michael D. Resnik, Stewart Shapiro, Wilfried Sieg, William Tait, Albert Visser, Alan Weir, Philip Welch, Crispin Wright, Edward N. Zalta. Disclaim...
Did you actually read what you linked to?
ReplyDeleteIts final statement is: "I believe the book to be an important work of ontology."
Yea, sure sounds like he is dimissing it and suggesting you read something else.
Yes, I did read it. And no, unfortunately, a phrase out of context makes no difference. Anyone who reads Kurzweil's review will realise that it is not positive and that there are better and far more important work of ontology to read. My suggestion is to start with Kant.
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