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The Mysterious Timelessness of Math

January 21, 2024

Math is a really useful subject—at least, that’s what your parents and teachers told you.…

Equations and formulas on a frosted glass surface, illustrating the timeless nature of mathematics.

Frege and the Language of Reason

January 14, 2024

At the end of the 19th Century, the German philosopher Gottlob Frege invented a new…

Gottlob Frege, German philosopher, logician, and mathematician.

The Lives and Ideas of the Vienna Circle

October 15, 2023

The Vienna Circle was a group of early twentieth-century philosophers, mathematicians, logicians, and scientists, best…

Black and white portraits of members of the Vienna Circle, including Moritz Schlick, Rudolf Carnap, and others.

Leibniz

June 26, 2022

The intellectual domain of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz cannot be captured in a single word.…

Leibniz biscuits in various sizes and packaging, alongside a portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Flirting with Philosophy

May 31, 2009

What is flirting? Can you flirt without intending to? Can you flirt by dressing a…

Winking eyes and the word "FLIRT" in rhinestones. Flirting with Philosophy.

Language in Action

August 22, 2006

How do we communicate ideas with language? Where does the literal meaning of a word…

Chalkboard explaining pragmatics: the study of relationships between linguistic forms and their users.

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