Case Studies in Mathematical Practice

The primary goal of this workshop is to shed light on mathematical thought and understanding by developing a rich collection of case studies drawn from the historical and current practice of mathematicians. A secondary goal is to examine the methodology of case studies with an eye towards determining which questions in the philosophy of mathematics are amenable to solution by case study methods, and which questions are not. One recurring theme of the workshop concerns the ways in which the development of new conceptual and representational resources can contribute to an increase in the intelligibility of a mathematical domain.
Workshop Leader: Kenneth Manders, University of Pittsburgh
Location: Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
Dates: June 29, 2015 – July 4, 2015

Confirmed Participants:

• Andrew Arana, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Karine Chemla, Université Paris Diderot
• Jessica Carter, University of Southern Denmark
• Jeremy Heis, University of California, Irvine
• Douglas Marshall, Carleton College
• Marco Panza, Université Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne

For information on funding available for graduate students and recent PhDs to attend the workshop, as well as further scheduling and logistical information, please visit the workshop website at csmpparis.org.
While this event is open to the public, all who attend the workshop must register for the
workshop by sending an e-mail to csmpparis “at” gmail.com. We ask that everyone who
plans to attend register by no later than Friday, June 19, 2015.

Grigori Mints (1939-2014)

The PMA has received word of the death of Grigori (Grisha) Mints on May 29th. Lanier Anderson has posted a memorial tribute to the Stanford Philosophy Website.