Band 3 Maximen III / Maxims III

Kurt Gödel

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Band 3 Maximen III / Maxims III

Philosophical Notebooks – Volume 3: Maxims III

Kurt Gödel
Edited by: Eva-Maria Engelen

Part of the multi-volume work Philosophische Notizbücher / Philosophical Notebooks

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110758818

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Over a period of 22 years (1934–1955), mathematician Kurt Gödel put down a series of philosophical remarks – the so-called Philosophical Maxims (Max Phil) – in writing. They have been passed down in 15 notebooks written in Gabelsberger shorthand. The first notebook contains general philosophical reflections, while the second and third notebooks consist of Gödel’s applied individual ethics. The notebooks that follow show that Gödel developed a philosophy of science in which he placed his considerations of physics, psychology, biology, mathematics, language, theology, and history within the context of a particular metaphysics. Now for the first time ever, a complete, historical-critical edition of Gödel’s philosophical notebooks is being prepared by the Kurt Gödel Research Center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. One volume will be published yearly as part of this series.

With the notebook "Maxims III," a new section of Gödel’s philosophical notebooks begins. This notebook sheds light on the relationship between various disciplines – in particular psychology, mathematics (specifically logic), and theology – and their respective significance for both the thinking and working scholar and for the knowledge system. It also contains considerations on heuristics and scholarly methods. The role of fundamental or simple concepts in thinking also becomes apparent.

First complete, historical-critical, bilingual edition of Kurt Gödel’s philosophical notebooks

An as yet unknown philosophical account of one of the greatest thinkers of the 20^th century

For everyone interested in philosophy

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Eva-Maria Engelen, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Berlin.

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Languages: German, English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars in the fields of philosophy, mathematics; readers interested in philosophy; Gödel researchers; institutes, libraries
Pages
- Main content: 332
Keywords: Philosophical remarks; metaphysics; philosophy of science; twentieth-century philosophy

eBook

Published: December 6, 2021
ISBN: 9783110758818

Hardcover

Published: December 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110753257