Day: Wednesdays
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Location: HSSB 1223
Enrollment Code: 62430
Description:
The reasoning used in mathematics is often regarded as the embodiment of rational
thought. However, mathematics also provides a rich source of philosophical problems
that have been at the center of epistemology and metaphysics since the beginning of
Western philosophy. Do numbers and other mathematical entities exist independently
of human cognition? If not, then how do we explain what kind of things are they and
how can we know about them? What is the relationship between mathematics and
logic?
Professor Dawn Holmes, Statistics & Applied Probability, is currently working in Artificial Intelligence, specifically in Bayesian networks with missing information. Professor Holmes also does research in Intuitionistic mathematics. She has recently taught courses in Probability, Statistical Computing and Introductory Statistics. Prior to coming to UCSB, she taught Philosophy of Mathematics at University of Leeds, UK.
Email: holmes@pstat.ucsb.edu
