PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTIONS OF LOGICISM, INTUITIONISM, AND FORMALISM AS APPROACHES TO THE CONCEPT OF LIMIT
Abstract
Logicism, intuitionism, and formalism are dimensions of the transposition of thought into text and are present in mathematical studies. This research aimed to analyze and compare how the philosophical conceptions of logicism, intuitionism, and formalism interpret and apply the concept of limit in mathematics. For this purpose, the works of Caraça (1951), “Conceitos fundamentais da Matemática”, Costa (1981), “As ideias fundamentais da Matemática e outros ensaios", and Guénon (1946), “Los principios del cálculo infinitesimal”, were chosen and analyzed. To identify clues for analysis, definitions of Logicism, Intuitionism, and Formalism were taken from Abbagnano (2007) and Ponte et al (2000). It is noted that Guénon (1946) approaches the notion of limit from an intuitionist perspective, as do Caraça (1951) and Costa (1981); however, the latter also present some aspects of Formalism and Logicism.
Keywords: Philosophy of Mathematics. Concept of Limit. Logicism. Intuitionism. Formalism.
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