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The pernicious influence of mathematics upon philosophy

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We shall argue that the attempt carried out by certain philosophers in this century to parrot the language, the method, and the results of mathematics has harmed philosophy. Such an attempt results from a misunderstanding of both mathematics and philosophy, and has harmed both subjects.

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  1. 2-351, Mathematics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Gian-Carlo Rota

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Portions of the present text have previously appeared inThe Review of Metaphysics 44 (1990), 259–271, are reprinted with permission.

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Rota, GC. The pernicious influence of mathematics upon philosophy. Synthese 88, 165–178 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567744

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