Penelope Maddy

Penelope Maddy (born 4 July 1950) is an American philosopher. Maddy is Emerita UCI Distinguished Professor 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 (especially set-theoretic realism) and mathematical naturalism.

Penelope Maddy
Born (1950-07-04) July 4, 1950
EducationPrinceton University (PhD, 1979)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine
ThesisSet Theoretical Realism (1979)
Doctoral advisorJohn P. Burgess
Main interests
Philosophy of mathematics
Notable ideas
Set-theoretic realism (also known as naturalized Platonism), mathematical naturalism
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