Information about faculty members whose research interests include the History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
Department of Philosophy
| Name | Research interests |
|---|---|
| Emily Carson | Intuition, Kant, Locke |
| Michael Hallett | Cantor, foundations of geometry, Hilbert, set theory |
| Alison Laywine | Mixed mathematics in antiquity and the early modern period |
| Stephen Menn | Ancient mathematics (geometry, proportion theory, astronomy); development of 19th and 20th century algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory; mathematical explanation, relations between 'higher' and 'lower' theories |
| Dirk Schlimm | Axiomatics, mathematical cognition, Dedekind, numeral systems, Pasch |
Post-Docs
| dates | Research interests | |
|---|---|---|
| David Waszek | April 2019-June 2021 | Diagrams, history and philosophy of mathematics, notations |
Visitors
| Dates | Research interests | |
|---|---|---|
| Henning Heller (U Vienna) | August-September 2020 [cancelled] | History of algebra and geometry, philosophy of mathematics. |
| Sorin Bangu (University of Bergen) | January-April 2020 | Philosophy of mathematics, mathematical explanation, Wittgenstein. |
| Yacin Hamami (VU Brussels) | September 2019 | Mathematical cognition, philosophy of mathematics. |
| Markus Pantsar (University of Helsinki) | April 2019 | Mathematical cognition, philosophy of mathematics. |
| Richard Zach (University of Calgary) | Fall 2014-Winter 2015 | Logic, history of analytic philosophy, philosophy of mathematics |
Other Departments at McGill
| Name / Department | Research interests |
|---|---|
| Brendan Gillon (Linguistics) | Indian logic, semantics |
Other Departments in Montreal
| Name / Department / University | Research interests |
|---|---|
| Yvon Gauthier (Philosophy, Université de Montréal) | Foundations of physics, Hegel, Kronecker, logic |
| Greg Lavers (Philosophy, Concordia University) | Carnap, Frege, Quine |
| Mathieu Marion (Philosophy, UQÀM) | Collingwood, philosophy of logic, Wittgenstein |
| Jean-Pierre Marquis (Philosophy, Université de Montréal) | Abstraction, category theory, homotopy theory |