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Penelope Maddy

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American mathematician and philosopher

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1950 · age 76
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Penelope Maddy is an American philosopher who is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Logic and Philosophy of Science and of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine.

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Maddy standing in front of her Science Talent Search exhibit, March 1968Maddy standing in front of her Science Talent Search exhibit, March 1968

Awards 3

2006Gauss Lectureship
2002Lakatos Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Penelope Maddy is an American philosopher who is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Logic and Philosophy of Science and of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine. She is well known for her influential work in the philosophy of mathematics, where she has worked on mathematical realism and mathematical naturalism.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76
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12 languages

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