Palle Yourgrau
Biographic Data
| ID | 995135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Palle Yourgrau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Palle |
| FAMILY NAME | Yourgrau |
| SIGNATURE | YOURGRAU P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Barnard College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Proof vs Provability: On Brouwer’s Time Problem
Is a mathematical theorem proved because provable, or provable because proved? If Brouwer’s intuitionism is accepted, we’re committed, it seems, to the latter, which is highly problematic. Or so I will argue. This and other consequences of Brouwer’s attempt to found mathematics on the intuition of a move of time have heretofore been insufficiently appreciated. Whereas the mathematical anomalies of intuitionism have received enormous attention, to…
Death and Nonexistence
The dead are gone. They count for nothing. Yet if we count the dead, their number is staggering. And they account for most of what’s great about civilization. Compared to the greatness of the dead, the accomplishments of the living are paltry. Which is it then: are the dead still there to be counted or not? And if they’re still there, where, exactly, is “there”? We’re confronted with the ancient paradox of nonexistence bequeathed us by Parmenides…
Godel Meets Einstein: Time Travel in the Godel Universe
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy. By Palle Yourgrau1. (Cambridge UP, 1991. Pp. x + 182. Price £27.50.) Graham Nerlich Graham Nerlich University of Adelaide Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 46, Issue 183, April 1996, Pages 258–260, https://doi.org/10.2307/2956398 Published: 01 April 199…
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
transition from the aesthetic to the ethical.But it is not at all clear that such a model can account for the movement from the ethical to the religious, since the qualitative transition to faith involves, among other things, the paradox of the forgiveness of sins.In fact, Ferreira offers no sustained analysis of the concept of grace in her book.Despite these reservations, it must be stressed that Ferreira's study is deserving of high praise.The …
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
This is a book about the philosophy of time, and in particular the philosophy of the great logician Kurt Godel (1906-1978). It evaluates Godel's attempt to show that Einstein has not so much explained time as explained it away. Unlike recent more technical studies, it focuses on the reality of time. The book explores Godel's conception of time, existence, and truth with special reference to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Frege. In the light of this …
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On Time and Actuality: The Dilemma of Privileged Position
Russell and Kaplan on Denoting
For years now philosophers have established their reputations by offering up new and memorable criticisms of Russell's beleaguered Theory of Descriptions. Strawson' argued, as opposed to Russell, that existential import of definite descriptions should be viewed rather as pragmatic presupposition than as semantic content. Presupposition-failure would thus lead to truth-value gaps rather than straightforward falsity. Donnellan' maintained that Russ…
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Death and Nonexistence
The dead are gone. They count for nothing. Yet if we count the dead, their number is staggering. And they account for most of what’s great about civilization. Compared to the greatness of the dead, the accomplishments of the living are paltry. Which is it then: are the dead still there to be counted or not? And if they’re still there, where, exactly, is “there”? We’re confronted with the ancient paradox of nonexistence bequeathed us by Parmenides…
Knowledge and relevant alternatives
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
This is a book about the philosophy of time, and in particular the philosophy of the great logician Kurt Godel (1906-1978). It evaluates Godel's attempt to show that Einstein has not so much explained time as explained it away. Unlike recent more technical studies, it focuses on the reality of time. The book explores Godel's conception of time, existence, and truth with special reference to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Frege. In the light of this …
Information retrieval and cognitive accessibility
On Time and Actuality: The Dilemma of Privileged Position
Russell and Kaplan on Denoting
For years now philosophers have established their reputations by offering up new and memorable criticisms of Russell's beleaguered Theory of Descriptions. Strawson' argued, as opposed to Russell, that existential import of definite descriptions should be viewed rather as pragmatic presupposition than as semantic content. Presupposition-failure would thus lead to truth-value gaps rather than straightforward falsity. Donnellan' maintained that Russ…
Knowledge and relevant alternatives
Russell and Kaplan on Denoting
For years now philosophers have established their reputations by offering up new and memorable criticisms of Russell's beleaguered Theory of Descriptions. Strawson' argued, as opposed to Russell, that existential import of definite descriptions should be viewed rather as pragmatic presupposition than as semantic content. Presupposition-failure would thus lead to truth-value gaps rather than straightforward falsity. Donnellan' maintained that Russ…
On Time and Actuality: The Dilemma of Privileged Position
Information retrieval and cognitive accessibility
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
This is a book about the philosophy of time, and in particular the philosophy of the great logician Kurt Godel (1906-1978). It evaluates Godel's attempt to show that Einstein has not so much explained time as explained it away. Unlike recent more technical studies, it focuses on the reality of time. The book explores Godel's conception of time, existence, and truth with special reference to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Frege. In the light of this …
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
transition from the aesthetic to the ethical.But it is not at all clear that such a model can account for the movement from the ethical to the religious, since the qualitative transition to faith involves, among other things, the paradox of the forgiveness of sins.In fact, Ferreira offers no sustained analysis of the concept of grace in her book.Despite these reservations, it must be stressed that Ferreira's study is deserving of high praise.The …
The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Disappearance of Time: Kurt Godel and the Idealistic Tradition in Philosophy. By Palle Yourgrau1. (Cambridge UP, 1991. Pp. x + 182. Price £27.50.) Graham Nerlich Graham Nerlich University of Adelaide Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 46, Issue 183, April 1996, Pages 258–260, https://doi.org/10.2307/2956398 Published: 01 April 199…
Godel Meets Einstein: Time Travel in the Godel Universe
Death and Nonexistence
The dead are gone. They count for nothing. Yet if we count the dead, their number is staggering. And they account for most of what’s great about civilization. Compared to the greatness of the dead, the accomplishments of the living are paltry. Which is it then: are the dead still there to be counted or not? And if they’re still there, where, exactly, is “there”? We’re confronted with the ancient paradox of nonexistence bequeathed us by Parmenides…
Proof vs Provability: On Brouwer’s Time Problem
Is a mathematical theorem proved because provable, or provable because proved? If Brouwer’s intuitionism is accepted, we’re committed, it seems, to the latter, which is highly problematic. Or so I will argue. This and other consequences of Brouwer’s attempt to found mathematics on the intuition of a move of time have heretofore been insufficiently appreciated. Whereas the mathematical anomalies of intuitionism have received enormous attention, to…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Gödel (4 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (3 works) · Critical Theory and Philosophy (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)