What Are Numbers?

What are numbers? Do they exist? These seem really easy questions to answer but are actually philosophically vexed. This course will explore the philosophical area around such questions. We will consider some prominent accounts of mathematical objects (e.g. numbers), including some accounts which say that, contrary to intuition, numbers don’t exist.

Tutor: Sam Dickson PhD

Term: Autumn

Day: Saturday

Start Date: 09 November 2024

Time: 10am-1pm

No. of weeks: 1

Full fee: £30

This course will be delivered via Zoom. Students joining the course will need access to a computer, laptop or tablet with a microphone (essential) and a webcam (desirable), as well as a reliable broadband connection.

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