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 ---21-June-2022-Conference-Engineering-the-Concept
 -of-Collection-Oslo-Norway-Virtual
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SUMMARY:Conference "Engineering the Concept of Col
 lection", Oslo (Norway) & Virtual
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220621
LOCATION:Oslo (Norway) & Virtual
DESCRIPTION:The history of mathematics and philoso
 phy have seen many different concepts of collectio
 n: a set (understood as a gathering into one of pr
 eviously available objects), a class (understood a
 s defined by its membership condition, not by its 
 members), a mereological sum, etc. Indeed, even a 
 plurality (i.e. many objects) and a concept can be
  seen as a collection, since it makes sense to tal
 k about their members (or instances). These observ
 ations raise some general philosophical-mathematic
 al questions. What concepts of collection do we ha
 ve? Which, if any, of these concepts should we use
 ? Or should we '(re-)engineer' one or more concept
 s of collection to produce concepts that are fit f
 or purpose?  Alongside these longstanding debates 
 about the nature of collections, there are also qu
 estions of how exactly each conception should be m
 ade precise. Recent attempts to make sense of the 
 ontology of combinatorial sets, for example, have 
 proposed very different pictures of what they are 
 like. This is especially clear in the debates on t
 he nature of our thought concerning 'the'€™ univer
 se of sets.  The workshop will be hybrid (in-perso
 n and online). Registration is free but is require
 d to attend the workshop.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n  <p>The history of
  mathematics and philosophy have seen many differe
 nt concepts of collection: a set (understood as a 
 gathering into one of previously available objects
 ), a class (understood as defined by its membershi
 p condition, not by its members), a mereological s
 um, etc. Indeed, even a plurality (i.e. many objec
 ts) and a concept can be seen as a collection, sin
 ce it makes sense to talk about their members (or 
 instances). These observations raise some general 
 philosophical-mathematical questions. What concept
 s of collection do we have? Which, if any, of thes
 e concepts should we use? Or should we '(re-)engin
 eer' one or more concepts of collection to produce
  concepts that are fit for purpose?</p>\n  <p>Alon
 gside these longstanding debates about the nature 
 of collections, there are also questions of how ex
 actly each conception should be made precise. Rece
 nt attempts to make sense of the ontology of combi
 natorial sets, for example, have proposed very dif
 ferent pictures of what they are like. This is esp
 ecially clear in the debates on the nature of our 
 thought concerning 'the'€™ universe of sets.</p>\n
   <p>The workshop will be hybrid (in-person and on
 line). Registration is free but is required to att
 end the workshop.</p>\n
URL:https://www.hf.uio.no/ifikk/english/research/p
 rojects/infinity-and-intentionality-towards-a-new-
 synthesi/events/conferences/engineering-the-concep
 t-of-collection.html
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