The philosophy and the programme of Hilbert

Carlos Torres

pp. 151-172

in: Robert S. Cohen (ed), Mexican studies in the history and philosophy of science, Berlin, Springer, 1995

Abstract

This essay is due to my desire to bring the reader interested in mathematical philosophy and foundational studies into closer touch with Hilbert's thought on the subject. Still it is not intended as an introduction to the matters under discussion and some familiarity with them is presupposed (at least some acquaintance with mathematical logic). Rather, it is a synthetic view of what I think is the nucleus of Hilbert's mathematical philosophy and its unfolded consequences.

Cited authors

Hilbert David