Rieger, A. (2018) The beautiful art of mathematics. Philosophia Mathematica, 26(2), pp. 234-250. (doi: 10.1093/philmat/nkx006)
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Abstract
Mathematicians frequently use aesthetic vocabulary and sometimes even describe themselves as engaged in producing art. Yet aestheticians, in so far as they have discussed this at all, have often downplayed the ascriptions of aesthetic properties as metaphorical. In this paper I argue firstly that the aesthetic talk should be taken literally, and secondly that it is at least reasonable to classify some mathematics as art.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Rieger, Dr Adam |
| Authors: | Rieger, A. |
| College/School: | College of Arts > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Journal Name: | Philosophia Mathematica |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0031-8019 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1744-6406 |
| Published Online: | 04 April 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 Oxford University Press |
| First Published: | First published in Philosophia Mathematica 26(2): 234-250 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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