The controversy between Frege and Hilbert

 

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Autore: Fernández de Castro, Max
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2018
Descrizione:In this paper, I shall focus my attention on two subjects of the debate between Frege and Hilbert held around 1900 concerning the foundations of geometry: a) the difference between axioms and definitions, b) the proofs of independence of axioms. Concerning the first point, I will hold that Hilbert and Frege had different conceptions of ‘concept’ and that Hilbert’s position is problematic. Later, I shall explore Patricia Blanchette’s interpretation that Frege’s objections to Hilbert’s proofs of consistency and independence arise from his different notions of logical consequence. I will suggest that this interpretation is not correct, even if it fits well with most of the textual evidence, because it gives rise to certain puzzling consequences.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/35084
Accesso online:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filosofia/article/view/35084
Keyword:Definitions
Proof of independence and consistency
Concepts
Logical consequence