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<p>Kurt Gödel is mainly known for his contributions to mathematical logic and set theory; of his contributions to philosophy, only his work in the philosophy of mathematics has so far found a considerable reception, which is for the most part critical, promoting the picture that Gödel was a naïve mathematical realist ignorant of the issues connected to this position, i.e. “a philosophical fool” (quoted in Holt (Time Bandits, 2005)). His philosophical notebooks, however, reveal an entirely new side of Gödel’s philosophical reflections: To a significant extent, these are part of a project and practice of individual ethics in the tradition of stoicism, with both general and detailed considerations on purpose, duties and the good conduct of life (see, in particular, Engelen (Philosophical notebooks, vol. 2. Time management (maxims) I and II 282–319, 2020)). These thoughts do not constitute a separate aspect of Gödel’s intellectual endeavors, but are rather explicitly and intimately connected to his mathematical work. In this paper, we will try to reconstruct Gödel’s individual ethics with its relation to mathematics and logic and situate it in the wider context of his philosophical views.</p>

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Kurt Gödel’s applied ethics and its interlacement with his philosophy and his approach to mathematics

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    2026年1月6日

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  • Merlin Carl

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Kurt Gödel is mainly known for his contributions to mathematical logic and set theory; of his contributions to philosophy, only his work in the philosophy of mathematics has so far found a considerable reception, which is for the most part critical, promoting the picture that Gödel was a naïve mathematical realist ignorant of the issues connected to this position, i.e. “a philosophical fool” (quoted in Holt (Time Bandits, 2005)). His philosophical notebooks, however, reveal an entirely new side of Gödel’s philosophical reflections: To a significant extent, these are part of a project and practice of individual ethics in the tradition of stoicism, with both general and detailed considerations on purpose, duties and the good conduct of life (see, in particular, Engelen (Philosophical notebooks, vol. 2. Time management (maxims) I and II 282–319, 2020)). These thoughts do not constitute a separate aspect of Gödel’s intellectual endeavors, but are rather explicitly and intimately connected to his mathematical work. In this paper, we will try to reconstruct Gödel’s individual ethics with its relation to mathematics and logic and situate it in the wider context of his philosophical views.