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https://doi.org/10.21464/fi43208

Is Mathematics a Humanistic Science?

Sandro Skansi ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet hrvatskih studija, Borongajska cesta 83d, HR–10000 Zagreb
Kristina Šekrst orcid.org/0000-0002-0467-7313 ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet, Ivana Lučića 3, HR–10000 Zagreb
Marko Kardum orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-6677 ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet hrvatskih studija, Borongajska cesta 83d, HR–10000 Zagreb

Abstract

In this paper, through the analysis of the division of different scientific fields, we deal with the nature of mathematics as a scientific discipline. Through the historical analysis of the division of science, but also the analysis of the nature of mathematics and the ontological status of the objects that mathematics deals with, we show that the now-established divisions among scientific fields are the result of social circumstances and that mathematics itself is closer to the humanities than the natural sciences.

Keywords

mathematics; formal science; humanities; logic; philosophy of mathematics; natural science

Hrčak ID:

309844

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/309844

Publication date:

20.8.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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