[Iris] IVC Talk: Daniel Koenig on "Mathematics as Form of Knowledge in Ernst Cassirer's Philosophy of Culture", May 23, 4.45pm

Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Daniel Koenig, who will give a talk on May 23, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Daniel Koenig MATHEMATICS AS FORM OF KNOWLEDGE IN ERNST CASSIRER'S PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. Date: 23/05/2024 Time: 16h45 Venue: New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 3F ABSTRACT: Both Ernst Cassirer's philosophy of mathematics and his philosophy of culture received more and more attention recently. Nevertheless, there is scarcely work on the relationship between the two and in my talk I want to show, that considering both sheds new light on Cassirer's conception of mathematics and, furthermore, his overall philosophy. In a first part I will show, that in Cassirer's interpretation, the concept of number plays a central role in determining mathematics and the natural sciences: Mathematics is here a form of theoretical knowledge. In a second part, I will broaden the perspective and consider Cassirer's reflections on nonscientific conceptions of number and show, that for Cassirer there is a double function of number. The talk will close with another expansion of perspective: I will elaborate how mathematics can further be understood as a form of meta-symbolic knowledge, and hereby give a characterization of Cassirer's conception of philosophy.