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Brouwer's Intuition of Twoity and Constructions in Separable Mathematics.

Authors :
Bentzen, Bruno
Source :
History & Philosophy of Logic. Aug2024, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p341-361. 21p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

My first aim in this paper is to use time diagrams in the style of Brentano to analyze constructions in Brouwer's separable mathematics more precisely. I argue that constructions must involve not only pairing and projecting as basic operations guaranteed by the intuition of twoity, as sometimes assumed in the literature, but also a recalling operation. My second aim is to argue that Brouwer's views on the intuition of twoity and arithmetic lead to an ontological explosion. Redeveloping the constructions of natural numbers and systems sketched in an appendix to Brouwer's Cambridge lectures, I observe that the only plausible way he can make some elementary arithmetic in his separable mathematics is by allowing for the same canonical number to be determined by multiple separable entities, resulting in an overabundant mathematical ontology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01445340
Volume :
45
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
History & Philosophy of Logic
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178530635
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/01445340.2023.2210908