Carl Stumpf's philosophy of mathematics

Carlo Ierna*

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Abstract

Like most of Franz Brentano's students, Carl Stumpf showed an interest in the philosophy of mathematics. In particular, Stumpf wrote his habilitation thesis On the Foundations of Mathematics, used mathematical examples in central parts of his lectures, and later returned to the topic in the posthumously published Erkenntnislehre. I will try to show the development and the continuity of Stumpf's position on the basis of his writings and (unpublished) lectures on logic and psychology, taking into account the Brentanist approach to the philosophy of mathematics that developed in the 1880s and 1890s in the School of Brentano.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhilosophy from an Empirical Standpoint: Essays on Carl Stumpf
EditorsDenis Fisette, Riccardo Martinelli
PublisherBrill
Pages151-172
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9789004299108
ISBN (Print)9789004299092
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameStudien zur Österreichische Philosophie
Volume46
ISSN (Print)0167-4102

Keywords

  • Carl Stumpf
  • Franz Brentano
  • Philosophy of Mathematics
  • History of Philosophy

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