Ethics and Mathematics – Some Observations Fifty Years Later

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Nickel, Gregor¹ 

[1] University of Siegen

关键词: ethics;    mathematics;    Friedrich Kambartel;    application;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.PXMY2159

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Almost exactly fifty years ago, Friedrich Kambartel, in his classic essay “Ethics and Mathematics,” did pioneering work in an intellectual environment that almost self-evidently assumed a strict separation of the two fields. In our first section we summarize and discuss that classical paper. The following two sections are devoted to complement and contrast Kambartel’s picture. In particular, the second section is devoted to ethical aspects of the indirect and direct mathematization of modern societies. The final section gives a short categorization of various philosophical positions with respect to the rationality of ethics and the mutual relation between ethics and mathematics.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND