Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 43 No. 2, 2023.
Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.21464/fi43208
Is Mathematics a Humanistic Science?
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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
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Publication date:
20.8.2023.
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