How Long to Read Wittgenstein on Mathematics

How Long Does it Take to Read Wittgenstein on Mathematics?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Wittgenstein on Mathematics by Severin Schroeder

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book offers a detailed account and discussion of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy of mathematics. In Part I, the stage is set with a brief presentation of Frege’s logicist attempt to provide arithmetic with a foundation and Wittgenstein’s criticisms of it, followed by sketches of Wittgenstein’s early views of mathematics, in the Tractatus and in the early 1930s. Then (in Part II), Wittgenstein’s mature philosophy of mathematics (1937-44) is carefully presented and examined. Schroeder explains that it is based on two key ideas: the calculus view and the grammar view. On the one hand, mathematics is seen as a human activity — calculation — rather than a theory. On the other hand, the results of mathematical calculations serve as grammatical norms. The following chapters (on mathematics as grammar; rule-following; conventionalism; the empirical basis of mathematics; the role of proof) explore the tension between those two key ideas and suggest a way in which it can be resolved. Finally, there are chapters analysing and defending Wittgenstein’s provocative views on Hilbert’s Formalism and the quest for consistency proofs and on Gödel’s incompleteness theorems.

How long is Wittgenstein on Mathematics?

Wittgenstein on Mathematics by Severin Schroeder is 238 pages long, and a total of 61,404 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wittgenstein on Mathematics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 35 minutes to read Wittgenstein on Mathematics aloud.

What Reading Level is Wittgenstein on Mathematics?

Wittgenstein on Mathematics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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