Michael Resnik
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Michael Resnik | |
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Born |
Michael David Resnik March 20, 1938 New Haven, Connecticut |
Residence | Chatham County, North Carolina |
Alma mater |
Yale University Harvard University |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Main interests | Philosophy of mathematics |
Influences
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Michael David Resnik (born March 20, 1938) is a leading contemporary American philosopher of mathematics.[1][2]
Biography
Resnick obtained his B.A. in mathematics and philosophy at Yale University in 1960, and his PhD in Philosophy at Harvard University in 1964. He wrote his thesis on Frege.[3][4] He was appointed Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967, Professor in 1975, and University Distinguished Professor in 1988.[5] He is Professor Emeritus of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently resides in rural Chatham County, North Carolina.
Books
- Elementary Logic. 1970.
- Frege and the Philosophy of Mathematics. 1980.
- Choices: An Introduction to Decision Theory. 1987.
- Mathematical Objects and Mathematical Knowledge. 1995. ISBN 1-85521-638-8.
- Mathematics As a Science of Patterns. 1997.
Journal articles
- "On Skolem's Paradox". Journal of Philosophy. 1966.
- "On the Philosophical Significance of Consistency Proofs". Journal of Philosophical Logic. 1974.
- "Frege and Analytic Philosophy: Facts and Speculations". Midwest Studies. 1981.
- "Mathematics as a Science of Patterns: Ontology and Reference". Noûs. 15(4): 529–550. 1981.
- "Mathematics as a Science of Patterns: Epistemology". Noûs. 16(1): 95–105. 1981.
- "Logic: Normative or Descriptive?". Philosophy of Science. 1985. doi:10.1086/289241.
- "Impartial Welfarism and the Concept of a Person". Erkenntnis. 1986.
- "Second-order Logic Still Wild!". Journal of Philosophy. 1988.
- "Between Mathematics and Physics". Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings. 1990.
- "A Naturalized Epistemology for Mathematical Objects". Philosophica. 1990.
- "Immanent Truth". Mind. 1991.
- "Proof as a Source of Truth". Proof and Knowledge in Mathematics, ed. by Detlefsen. 1992.
- "Scientific vs. Mathematical Realism: The Indispensability Argument". Philosophia Mathematica. 1994.
- "Scientific versus Mathematical Realism: The Indispensability Argument". Philosophia Mathematica. 1995.
- "Structural Relativity". Philosophia Mathematica. 1996.
- "On Positing Mathematical Objects". Frege: Importance and Legacy, M. Schirn, ed. 1996.
Notes
- ↑ M. D. Resnik (1974) On the Philosophical Significance of Consistency Proofs, Journal of Philosophical Logic pp. 133–147 URL DOI
- ↑ M. D. Resnik (1981) Mathematics as a Science of Patterns: Ontology and Reference, Noûs Vol. 15, No. 4, Special Issue on Philosophy of Mathematics, pp. 529–550. URL DOI
- ↑ M. D. Resnik (1964) Dissertation: Frege's Methodology: A Critical Study, Harvard University, 274 pp.
- ↑ M. D. Resnik (1981) Frege and Analytic Philosophy: Facts and Speculations Midwest Studies In Philosophy Vol. 6, pp. 83–104. DOI
- ↑ "UNC Graduate Record 2002–2004".
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