Steiner versus Wittgenstein: Remarks on Differing Views of Mathematical Truth

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Published 06-09-2005
DOI https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.567
Charles SAYWARD

Abstract

Mark Steiner criticizes some remarks Wittgenstein makes about Gödel. Steiner takes Wittgenstein to be disputing a mathematical result. The paper argues that Wittgenstein does no such thing. The contrast between the realist and the demonstrativist concerning mathematical truth is examined. Wittgenstein is held to side with neither camp. Rather, his point is that a realist argument is inconclusive.

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SAYWARD, C. (2005). Steiner versus Wittgenstein: Remarks on Differing Views of Mathematical Truth. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 20(3), 347–352. https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.567
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Keywords

Mark Steiner, Gödel, Wittgenstein, Juliet Floyd, realism, mathematical truth, provability

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Vol. 20 No. 3 (2005): Language and thought: empirical and conceptual viewpoints
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