In the late 19th century, Georg Cantor believed his new theory could help the Church understand the infinite nature of the ...

Mathematics often helps us to think about issues that don’t seem mathematical. One area that has surprisingly far-reaching applications is the theory of sets. Sets are one of the most basic objects in ...

We recently wrote about how infinitely large sets are not all the same size as each other, but we were a bit vague about what we meant by a set. The people who invented set theory also started out ...

The equal sign is the bedrock of mathematics. It seems to make an entirely fundamental and uncontroversial statement: These things are exactly the same. But there is ...

Set theory is a broad area of mathematics, with many interconnecting themes, and our knowledge is developing rapidly. This international workshop will bring together young mathematicians, providing in ...

This course is available on the MSc in Economics and Philosophy, MSc in Philosophy of Science and MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences. This course is available as an outside option to students on ...