Is logic a subset of mathematics or is mathematics a subset of logic? I have heard the former view, but is there any argument for the latter?
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Mathematical logic is a branch of mathematics. But mathematical logic is by no means all of logic. There have been recurrent attempts, from Frege through Whitehead/Russell and others, to develop mathematics within what they thought of as logic. The attempts failed, we have moved on. |
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That is, the intersection of logic and math is clearly not empty, but I think it is also the case that neither one completely encompasses (contains) the other. Also note: |
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It is actually the other way around. Philosophy is the root of all sciences, including mathematics. You can think of mathematics as an application of logic. |
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Also, you can think of both mathematics and logic as subsets of the Philosophy of Proof. |
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