European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics

univie: summer school – Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC)

In cooperation with the European Society for the Philosophy of Mathematics (ESPM)

 

Lecturers:

Jessica Carter | Yacin Hamami | Leon Horsten

 

Guest Lecturers:

Deborah Kant | Matthew Inglis

 

September 9-13, 2024

Lecture Hall 7, University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien

https://summerschool-ivc.univie.ac.at/

 

Since 2001, the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle hold an annual summer program dedicated to major current issues in the natural and the social sciences, their history and philosophy: univie: summer school – Scientific World Conceptions (USS-SWC). The title of the program reflects the heritage of the Vienna Circle which promoted interdisciplinary and philosophical investigations based on solid disciplinary knowledge.

As an international interdisciplinary program, USS-SWC brings graduate students in close contact with world-renowned scholars. It operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers, historians, and scientists. The program is directed primarily to graduate students and junior researchers in fields related to the annual topic, but the organizers also encourage applications from people in all stages of their career who wish to broaden their horizon through cross-disciplinary studies of methodological and foundational issues in science.

 

The second European Summer School on the Philosophy of Mathematics will focus on different topics in the philosophy of mathematics, its foundations, as well as on the philosophy of mathematical practice. We are happy to invite abstract submissions by graduate students (MA and PhD).  The School will be hosted in person at the University of Vienna and will include three tutorials by distinguished scholars as well as a training unit on "Quantitative and qualitative empirical methods for philosophers of mathematics" by Matthew Inglis and Deborah Kant (provided by the CIPSH Chair DMRCP ("Diversity of Mathematical Research Cultures and Practices")). 

The school aims to bring together Master and PhD students interested in the connection between philosophy and mathematics, giving them the opportunity to discuss related topics with leading scholars in the field.

 

Topics

  • Mathematical knowledge and mathematical understanding
  • Justification and representation in mathematics
  • Informal proofs and mathematical rigor
  • The role of intuition and diagrams in mathematical reasoning
  • Experimental mathematics and mathematical practice
  • Mathematical ontology

 

 

Location:
HS 7, Universität Wien, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien