Sessions

[idea:24-06-21]

Pourciau on number and the digital ocean

21 June 2024

Pourciau - A/Logos: An Anomalous Episode in the History of Number and Pourciau - On the Digital Ocean

Authors: Sarah Pourciau

References

Pourciau, Sarah. “A/logos: An Anomalous Episode in the History of Number.” MLN, vol. 134, no. 3, 2019, pp. 616–42, https://doi.org/10.1353/mln.2019.0046.
———. “On the Digital Ocean.” Critical Inquiry, vol. 48, no. 2, Jan. 2022, pp. 233–61, https://doi.org/10.1086/717319.

[idea:24-07-12]

Aaronson on computational complexity

12 July 2024

Aaronson - Why Philosophers Should Care about Computational Complexity

Authors: Scott Aaronson

References

Aaronson, Scott. “Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity.” Computability: Turing, Gödel, Church, And Beyond, edited by B. Jack Copeland et al., MIT Press, 2013. Computability: Turing, Gödel, Church, And Beyond.

[idea:24-07-26]

Thurston on proof and progress

26 July 2024

Thurston - On Proof and Progress in Mathematics

Authors: William P. Thurston

References

Thurston, William P. “On Proof and Progress in Mathematics.” 18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics, edited by Reuben Hersh, Springer-Verlag, 2006, pp. 37–55, https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29831-2_3. 18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics.

[idea:24-08-09]

Von Neumann on the mathematician

9 August 2024

Von Neumann - The Mathematician

Authors: John von Neumann

References

Von Neumann, John. “The Mathematician.” The Works of the Mind, vol. 1, University of Chicago Press, 1947, pp. 180–96. Vol. 1 of The Works of the Mind.

[idea:24-08-30]

Gray on the modernist transformation of mathematics

30 August 2024

Gray - Plato's Ghost: The Modernist Transformation of Mathematics, pp.18-38

Authors: Jeremy Gray

References

Gray, Jeremy. Plato's Ghost: The Modernist Transformation of Mathematics. Princeton University Press, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400829040.

[idea:24-09-19]

Turing on thinking machines

19 September 2024

Turing - Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (c.1951) and Turing - Can Digital Computers Think? (1951)

Authors: Alan Turing

References

Turing, Alan. “Can Digital Computers Think? (1951).” The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, And Artificial Life Plus The Secrets of Enigma, edited by B. Jack Copeland, Clarendon Press, 2004, pp. 476–506. The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, And Artificial Life Plus The Secrets of Enigma.
———. “Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (C.1951).” The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, And Artificial Life Plus The Secrets of Enigma, edited by B. Jack Copeland, Clarendon Press, 2004, pp. 465–75. The Essential Turing: Seminal Writings in Computing, Logic, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, And Artificial Life Plus The Secrets of Enigma.

[idea:24-10-04]

Peirce on the elements of logic

4 October 2024

Peirce - Elements of Logic, pp.134-173

Authors: Charles Peirce

References

Peirce, Charles Sanders. Elements of Logic. Harvard University Press, 1974.

[idea:24-10-17]

Babbage on the economy of machinery

17 October 2024

Babbage - On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, pp.i-50

Authors: Charles Babbage

References

Babbage, Charles. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. Charles Knight, 1832.

[idea:24-11-15]

Joque on revolutionary mathematics (cancelled)

15 November 2024

Joque - Revolutionary Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics and the Logic of Capitalism

Authors: Justin Joque

References

Joque, Justin. Revolutionary Mathematics: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics and the Logic of Capitalism. Verso Books, 2022.

[idea:25-01-24]

Serres on the history of scientific thought

24 January 2025

Serres - Introduction

Authors: Michel Serres

References

Serres, Michel. “Introduction.” A History of Scientific Thought: Elements of a HIstory of Science, Blackwell, 1995. A History of Scientific Thought: Elements of a HIstory of Science.

[idea:25-02-06]

Hörl on sacred channels

6 February 2025

Hörl - Sacred Channels: The Archaic Illusion of Communication, pp.89-108

Authors: Erich Hörl

References

Hörl, Erich. Sacred Channels: The Archaic Illusion of Communication. Amsterdam University Press, 2018.

[idea:25-02-20]

Krieger on convention in statistics

20 February 2025

Krieger - Convention: How Means and Variances Are Entrenched as Statistics

Authors: Martin Krieger

References

Krieger, Martin H. “Convention: How Means and Variances Are Entrenched as Statistics.” Doing Mathematics: Convention, Subject, Calculation, Analogy, World Scientific, 2015. Doing Mathematics: Convention, Subject, Calculation, Analogy.

[idea:25-03-07]

Vasiliev on imaginary logic

7 March 2025

Vasiliev - Imaginary (Non-Aristotelian) Logic

Authors: N. A. Vasiliev

References

Vasiliev, N. A. “Imaginary (Non-Aristotelian) Logic.” Atti Del V Congresso Internazionale Di Filosofia, special issue of Atti Del V Congresso Internazionale Di Filosofia, 1925, pp. 107–09.

[idea:25-04-03]

Marx’s mathematical manuscripts

3 April 2025

Marx - Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx, pp.109-119

Authors: Karl Marx

References

Marx, Karl. Mathematical Manuscripts of Karl Marx. New Park Publications, 1983.

[idea:25-04-17]

Warwick on Cambridge mathematical physics

17 April 2025

Warwick - Masters of Theory: Cambridge and the Rise of Mathematical Physics, pp.ix-xi, 212-226

Authors: Andrew Warwick

References

Warwick, Andrew. Masters of Theory: Cambridge and the Rise of Mathematical Physics. University of Chicago Press, 2003.

[idea:25-05-01]

Rodin on categorial logic and Hegelian dialectics

1 May 2025

Rodin - Categorial Logic and Hegelian Dialectics

Authors: Andrei Rodin

References

Rodin, Andrei. “Categorial Logic and Hegelian Dialectics.” Axiomatic Method and Category Theory, vol. 364, Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, pp. 128–36.

[idea:25-05-15]

Marx on the myth of the Martians

15 May 2025

Marx - The Myth of the Martians and the Golden Age of Hungarian Science

Authors: George Marx

References

Marx, George. “The Myth of the Martians and the Golden Age of Hungarian Science.” Science & Education, vol. 5, no. 3, July 1996, pp. 225–34, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414313.

[idea:25-06-12]

Steingart on axiomatics and high modernism

12 June 2025

Steingart - Axiomatics: Mathematical Thought and High Modernism, pp.1-24

Authors: Alma Steingart

References

Steingart, Alma. Axiomatics: Mathematical Thought and High Modernism. University of Chicago Press, 2023.

[idea:25-07-03]

Mazzotti on reactionary mathematics

3 July 2025

Mazzotti - Reactionary Mathematics: A Genealogy of Purity, pp.128-146

Authors: Massimo Mazzotti

References

Mazzotti, Massimo. Reactionary Mathematics: A Genealogy of Purity. University of Chicago Press, 2023.

[idea:25-07-18]

Berkeley’s Analyst

18 July 2025

Berkeley - The Analyst; or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician: Wherein It Is Examined Whether the Object, Principles, and Inferences of the Modern Analysis Are More Distinctly Conceived, or More Evidently Deduced, than Religious Mysteries and Points of Faith

Authors: George Berkeley

References

Berkeley, George. The Analyst; Or, A Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician: Wherein It Is Examined Whether the Object, Principles, And Inferences of the Modern Analysis Are More Distinctly Conceived, Or More Evidently Deduced, Than Religious Mysteries and Points of Faith. J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1754.

[idea:25-08-01]

Mehrtens on nationalism and internationalism

1 August 2025

Mehrtens - Nationalism and Internationalism

Authors: Herbert Mehrtens

References

Mehrtens, Herbert. “Nationalism and Internationalism.” L'Europe Mathématique/Mathematical Europe: Histoires, Mythes, Identités, edited by Catherine Goldstein et al., Les Editions de la MSH, 1996, pp. 519–29. L'Europe Mathématique/Mathematical Europe: Histoires, Mythes, Identités.

[idea:25-09-22]

Weatherby on language machines

22 September 2025

Weatherby - Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism, pp.1-40

Authors: Leif Weatherby

References

Weatherby. Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism. University of Minnesota Press, 2025.

[idea:25-10-06]

Castelle on high-dimensional communication

6 October 2025

Castelle - Contextualizing High-Dimensional Communication: The Relevance of Linguistic Anthropology for Theorizing Large Language Models

Authors: Michael Castelle

References

Castelle, Michael. “Contextualizing High-Dimensional Communication: The Relevance of Linguistic Anthropology for Theorizing Large Language Models.” 2025.

[idea:25-10-19]

Schmid on diagonal method and dialectical logic

19 October 2025

Schmid - Diagonal Method and Dialectical Logic: Book Two Revisited

Authors: Eric Schmid

References

Schmid, Eric. “Diagonal Method and Dialectical Logic: Book Two Revisited.” 2025.

[idea:25-11-24]

Miller on suture

24 November 2025

Miller - Suture (Elements of the Logic of the Signifier)

Authors: Jacques Miller

References

Miller, Jacques-Alain. “Suture (Elements of the Logic of the Signifier).” Screen, vol. 18, no. 4, 1977, pp. 24–34.

[idea:25-12-08]

Naderi on mark and lack

8 December 2025

Naderi - Mark and Lack: Formalism as Fidelity

Authors: Reza Naderi

References

Naderi, Reza. “Mark and Lack: Formalism as Fidelity.” Crisis and Critique, vol. 5, 2018.

[idea:26-01-23]

Von Foerster on understanding understanding

23 January 2026

Von Foerster - Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition, pp.1-20, 247-261

Authors: Heinz Von Foerster

References

Von Foerster, Heinz. Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition. Springer New York, 2003, https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21722-3_10.

[idea:26-02-10]

Longo on the constructed objectivity of mathematics

10 February 2026

Longo - The Constructed Objectivity of Mathematics and the Cognitive Subject

Authors: Giuseppe Longo

References

Longo, Giuseppe. “The Constructed Objectivity of Mathematics and the Cognitive Subject.” Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, Cognition and Action, edited by Mioara Mugur-Schächter and Alwyn Van Der Merwe, Springer Netherlands, 2003, pp. 433–63, https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48144-8_14. Quantum Mechanics, Mathematics, Cognition and Action.

[idea:26-03-06]

Husserl on the origin of geometry

6 March 2026

Husserl - The Origin of Geometry

Authors: Edmund Husserl

References

Husserl, Edmund. “The Origin of Geometry.” The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology: An Introduction to Phenomenological Philosophy, Northwestern University Press, 1970, pp. 353–78. The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology: An Introduction to Phenomenological Philosophy.

[idea:26-03-27]

Benacerraf on what numbers could not be

27 March 2026

Benacerraf - What Numbers Could Not Be

Authors: Paul Benacerraf

References

Benacerraf, Paul. “What Numbers Could Not Be.” The Philosophical Review, vol. 74, no. 1, 1965, pp. 47–73, https://doi.org/10.2307/2183530.

[idea:26-04-10]

Avigad on mathematicians in the age of AI

10 April 2026

Avigad - Mathematicians in the Age of AI

Authors: Jeremy Avigad

References

Avigad, Jeremy. “Mathematicians in the Age of AI.” no. arXiv:2603.03684, arXiv, Mar. 2026, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.03684.

[idea:26-05-01]

Henkle on the ontology of number

1 May 2026

Henkle - On the Ontology of Number, or the Limits of Structuralism

Authors: Jonah Henkle

References

Henkle, Jonah. “On the Ontology of Number, Or the Limits of Structuralism.” 2026.

[idea:26-06-08]

Atiyah on mathematics in the 20th century

8 June 2026

Atiyah - Mathematics in the 20th Century

Authors: Michael Atiyah

References

Atiyah, Michael. “Mathematics in the 20th Century.” Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, vol. 34, no. 1, Jan. 2002, pp. 1–15, https://doi.org/10.1112/S0024609301008566.

[idea:26-06-22]

Meli on Newton versus Leibniz

22 June 2026

Meli - Equivalence and Priority: Newton versus Leibniz: Including Leibniz's Unpublished Manuscripts on the Principia

Authors: Domenico Meli

References

Meli, Domenico Bertoloni. Equivalence and Priority: Newton Versus Leibniz: Including Leibniz's Unpublished Manuscripts on the Principia. Oxford University Press, 1993.

[idea:26-07-06]

Bernoulli on hydrodynamics

6 July 2026

Bernoulli and Bernoulli - Hydrodynamics, by Daniel Bernoulli & Hydraulics, by Johann Bernoulli

Authors: Daniel Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli

References

Bernoulli, Daniel, and Johann Bernoulli. Hydrodynamics, By Daniel Bernoulli & Hydraulics, By Johann Bernoulli. Dover Publications, 1968.

[idea:26-07-20]

Deringer on political calculations

20 July 2026

Deringer - Introduction: Political Calculations

Authors: William Deringer

References

Deringer, William. “Introduction: Political Calculations.” Calculated Values: Finance, Politics, And the Quantitative Age, Harvard University Press, 2018. Calculated Values: Finance, Politics, And the Quantitative Age.

[idea:26-08-03]

Gray and Poincaré on counter-modernism

3 August 2026

Gray - Poincaré and Counter-Modernism and Poincaré - The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, the Value of Science, Science and Method

Authors: Jeremy Gray, Henri Poincaré

References

Gray, Jeremy. “Poincaré and Counter-Modernism.” Science in Context, vol. 35, no. 4, 2022, pp. 414–25.
Poincaré, Henri. The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method. DigiCat, 2022.

[idea:26-08-31]

Jing on algorithm

31 August 2026

Jing - Algorithm

Authors: Felicia Jing

References

Jing, Felicia. “Algorithm.” July 2026.