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Does philosophy have math?

Does philosophy have math?

In some areas like formal philosophy, philosophy of physics, foundations of probability and philosophy mathematics, the activities of philosophers become increasingly mathematical, although the formal or mathematical methods are usually in the service of a goal that is primarily philosophical, rather than mathematical.

What is math according to philosophers?

In general, according to Platonists, mathematics is the study of the nature of various mathematical structures, which are abstract in nature. Platonism has been around for over two millennia, and over the years it has been one of the most popular views among philosophers of mathematics.

Are there any philosophers who are good at mathematics?

Plenty of philosophers have contributed to mathematics, and many have even been great mathematicians, here is a list of some (I will leave out contemporary philosophers of logic, unless they have contributed to the foundations of logic):

What is the relationship between mathematics and philosophy?

In more modern times, certain areas of mathematics overlap with certain areas of philosophy: specifically, logic, set theory, theoretical computer science and quantum mechanics overlap with questions of epistemology and the philosophy of physics and math itself. Leibniz and Russell may be good examples here.

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Who is the most famous mathematician of all time?

Thales: often cited as the founder of philosophy, but also as the first one to use deductive reasoning in geometry. Anaximander: geometer, teacher of Pythagoras. Aristotle: founder of logic. Not much of a mathematician otherwise though. René Descartes: developed analytic geometry.

What do Plato and Pythagoras have in common?

Both were thoughtful ways to understand the world analytically or synthetically. Today we wouldn’t say that Pythagoras (he of the theorem) was a philosopher or that Aristotle and Plato were any sort of mathematicians.