Philosophy of Arithmetic
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Philosophy of Arithmetic is Edmund Husserl’s early work in which he investigates the psychological and logical foundations of numbers and arithmetic.
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| Philosophy of Arithmetic canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philosophy of Arithmetic Context triple: [Edmund Husserl, notableWork, Philosophy of Arithmetic]
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Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science
Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science is a seminal work by Hermann Weyl that explores the conceptual foundations and philosophical implications of modern mathematics and theoretical physics.
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Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers
"Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how mathematical entities, particularly numbers, can be understood and justified within a naturalistic and ontologically parsimonious framework.
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Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic
Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic is an educational work by Mary Everest Boole that explores the foundations and teaching of arithmetic through logical and psychological principles.
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The Foundations of Mathematics
The Foundations of Mathematics is a posthumously published collection of F. P. Ramsey’s influential papers on logic, philosophy of mathematics, and the foundations of knowledge.
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Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik
Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik is Gottlob Frege’s seminal philosophical work that lays the logical foundations of arithmetic and advances the logicist thesis that arithmetic is reducible to pure logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philosophy of Arithmetic Target entity description: Philosophy of Arithmetic is Edmund Husserl’s early work in which he investigates the psychological and logical foundations of numbers and arithmetic.
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A.
Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science
Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science is a seminal work by Hermann Weyl that explores the conceptual foundations and philosophical implications of modern mathematics and theoretical physics.
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B.
Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers
"Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how mathematical entities, particularly numbers, can be understood and justified within a naturalistic and ontologically parsimonious framework.
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C.
Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic
Lectures on the Logic of Arithmetic is an educational work by Mary Everest Boole that explores the foundations and teaching of arithmetic through logical and psychological principles.
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D.
The Foundations of Mathematics
The Foundations of Mathematics is a posthumously published collection of F. P. Ramsey’s influential papers on logic, philosophy of mathematics, and the foundations of knowledge.
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E.
Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik
Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik is Gottlob Frege’s seminal philosophical work that lays the logical foundations of arithmetic and advances the logicist thesis that arithmetic is reducible to pure logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
mathematics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Edmund Husserl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Gottlob Frege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | psychologism about arithmetic ⓘ |
| examines |
concept formation in arithmetic
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how numbers are given in intuition ⓘ relation between collections and numbers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constitution of number in consciousness
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logical foundations of arithmetic ⓘ psychological foundations of arithmetic ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of number concepts
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critique of previous theories of number ⓘ theory of collective combinations ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
empirical basis of arithmetic knowledge
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intentional acts and mathematical objects ⓘ origin of numerical concepts ⓘ relationship between psychology and logic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Husserl’s Logical Investigations
NERFINISHED
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early phenomenology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernard Bolzano
NERFINISHED
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Franz Brentano NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottlob Frege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| laterReassessedBy | Edmund Husserl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Philosophie der Arithmetik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
phenomenology
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psychologism ⓘ |
| positionOnNumbers |
numbers as products of acts of collecting
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numbers grounded in mental acts ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ideas Pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology and to a Phenomenological Philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Logical Investigations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
arithmetic
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foundations of mathematics ⓘ logic ⓘ number ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ psychologism ⓘ psychology of number ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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