81 - Anubav Vasudevan: Mathematics, Physics, and History of Logic

Anubav Vasudevan is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he works in formal epistemology and the history of logic, though he has published in a number of other areas. Anubav and Robinson talk about his time at Columbia University studying with the mathematician, probability theorist, and philosopher Haim Gaifman before discussing some of Anubav’s thoughts on mathematics, physics, logic, and how they relate to philosophy. In the second half of the conversation they move on to some of Anubav’s work in the history of logic, touching on Leibniz and the Peripatetic school.

Background on Classical Logic: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-classical/

OUTLINE:

00:00 In This Episode…

00:50 Introduction

06:30 Mathematics and Philosophy with Haim Gaifman

23:44 From Physics to Philosophy

34:49 Philosophy and Scientific Inquiry

49:37 Why Formal Philosophy

57:05 What is Logic?

01:05:56 Monism and Pluralism in Logic

01:21:52 The Historical Roles of Logic in Philosophy

01:26:18 Peripatetic Logic

01:41:23 Leibniz and Logic

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.