History and Philosophy of Mathematics Day
Published by Christina Huggins May 19th, 2006 in Events, Philosophy Conferences| May 23, 2006 | ||
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History and Philosophy of Mathematics Day
Begins: Tue, 23 May 2006
Ends: Tue, 23 May 2006
Location: University of Bristol
Department of Philosophy, 9 Woodland Road
Bristol BS9 1TB
UK
Link: http://www.bris.ac.uk/philosophy/department/events/history_phil_maths.html
10.30 - 12.30 Dr Hannes Leitgeb (Bristol) “Formal and Informal Provability”
12.30 - 2.00 lunch
2.00 - 4.00 Professor Hartry Field (New York University) “Truth and the Unprovability of Consistency”
4.00 - 5.00 tea
5.00 - 7.00 Dr Eleanor Robson (HPS, Cambridge) “A Short History of Numbers in the Middle East”
7.00 dinner
Travel information
Contact: Hannes.Leitgeb@bristol.ac.uk or Alexander.Bird@bristol.ac.uk