Wittgenstein on the Law of Excluded Middle in mathematics | Tomsk State University Journal of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science. 2017. № 38. DOI: 10.17223/1998863Х/38/15

Wittgenstein on the Law of Excluded Middle in mathematics

In the paper we show in what degree Wittgenstein's remarks on the Law of Excluded Middle connected with intuitionism, especially with some works of Brouwer and Weyl. we argue that Wittgenstein's approach to the problem was sufficiently original and independent and that Wittgenstein used only general contra-examples to the Law of Excluded Middle propose by Brouwer. In other respects, he developed his own novel line of thought. Also we try to show how can be connected Wittgenstein's turn in philosophy in 1929 with the issue of the Law of Excluded Middle (and with the question of the status of general propositions).

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Витгенштейн, Брауэр, Вейль, интуиционизм, закон исключенного третьего, Wittgenstein, Brouwer, Weyl, Intuitionism, the Law of Excluded Middle

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Name	Organization	E-mail
Rodin Kirill A.	Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics	rodin.kir@gmail.com
Shaldyakov Maksim N.	Tomsk State University	rodin.kir@gmail.com

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