PHILOS C223Topics in Philosophy of Mathematics
Philosophy · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Introduction to philosophy of mathematics. Survey of philosophy of mathematics from Kant to Hilbert. Study of content and development of three main schools of logicism, formalism, and intuitionism in their historical context. Study of original texts of philosophy such as Kant, Frege, and Russell, and how their philosophy interacted with contemporary developments in mathematics and logic. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. May be concurrently scheduled with course C128.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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