Published by De Gruyter

Philosophische Notizbücher / Philosophical Notebooks

Kurt Gödel

Translated by: Merlin Carl
Edited by: Eva-Maria Engelen

Volumes

Book 2019

Band 1 Philosophie I Maximen 0 / Philosophy I Maxims 0

Kurt Gödel, Eva-Maria Engelen

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Over a period of 22 years (1934-1955), the mathematician Kurt Gödel wrote down a series of philosophical reflections, the so-called Philosophical Remarks (Max Phil). They have been handed down in 15 notebooks written in Gabelsberg shorthand. The first notebook contains general philosophical reflections. Notebooks two and three consist of Gödel's individual ethics. The notebooks that follow clearly show that Gödel had designed a philosophy of science in which he placed his discussions of physics, psychology, biology, mathematics, language, theology, and history within the context of a particular metaphysics. For the first time, the Kurt Gödel Research Center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences is preparing a complete, historical-critical edition of Gödel's philosophical notebooks. A volume will published each year as a part of this edition. Volume 1, which Gödel entitled "Philosophy I Max 0," covers Gödel´s own philosophical reflections as well as those of other authors that were important to him. These were placed by Gödel at the beginning of his overall philosophical project. The introduction of the editor Eva-Maria Engelen provides an overview of this particular body of work. 　

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110585605
ISBN:: 9783110585605
ISBN:: 9783110776836
ISBN:: 9783110583748
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 20th and 21st Century Philosophy
Subject:: Logic
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book 2020

Band 2 Zeiteinteilung (Maximen) I und II / Time Management (Maxims) I and II

Kurt Gödel, Eva-Maria Engelen

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Over a period of 22 years (1934–1955), mathematician Kurt Gödel put down a series of philosophical remarks – the so-called Philosophical Maxims (Max Phil) – in writing. They have been passed down in 15 notebooks written in Gabelsberger shorthand. The first notebook contains general philosophical reflections, while the second and third notebooks consist of Gödel’s applied individual ethics. The notebooks that follow show that Gödel developed a philosophy of science in which he placed his considerations of physics, psychology, biology, mathematics, language, theology, and history within the context of a particular metaphysics. Now for the first time ever, a complete, historical-critical edition of Gödel’s philosophical notebooks is being prepared by the Kurt Gödel Research Center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. One volume will be published yearly as part of this series.

Volume 2 contains both notebooks of "Time Management (Max) I and II" and thereby Gödel’s applied individual ethics, which he received among others through his teacher Heinrich Gomperz. Gödel thus incorporates the ethical ideal of self-perfection into his opus. The volume is prefaced by an introduction to relevant considerations from the ethics of the Stoics as well as ancient dietetics, which provide the philosophical background to understand Gödel’s approach. In addition, editor Eva-Maria Engelen presents how this fits into the context of Gödel’s Philosophical Notebooks.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110686586
ISBN:: 9783110686586
ISBN:: 9783110674095
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 20th and 21st Century Philosophy
Subject:: Logic
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book 2021

Band 3 Maximen III / Maxims III

Kurt Gödel, Eva-Maria Engelen

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With the notebook "Maxims III," a new section of Gödel’s philosophical notebooks begins. This notebook sheds light on the relationship between various disciplines – in particular psychology, mathematics (specifically logic), and theology – and their respective significance for both the thinking and working scholar and for the knowledge system. It also contains considerations on heuristics and scholarly methods. The role of fundamental or simple concepts in thinking also becomes apparent.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110758818
ISBN:: 9783110758818
ISBN:: 9783110753257
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 20th and 21st Century Philosophy
Subject:: Logic
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Ahead of Publication 2023

Band 4 Maximen IV / Maxims IV

Kurt Gödel, Eva-Maria Engelen

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Kurt Gödel’s philosophical remarks have been preserved in fifteen notebooks. In volume 4, he examines fundamental issues of mathematics, logic, and the philosophy of mathematics. Also at the center of his considerations are the relationship between various scientific disciplines and their specific questions, including philosophy and psychology in particular, but also theology.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783110773019
ISBN:: 9783110773019
ISBN:: 9783110772944
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 20th and 21st Century Philosophy
Subject:: Logic
Publisher:: De Gruyter

Book Ahead of Publication 2023

Band 5 Maximen V / Maxims V

Kurt Gödel, Eva-Maria Engelen

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In volume 5 of the 15 surviving Philosophical Remarks notebooks, Kurt Gödel announces that he has found his own independent way of thinking, which has not taken shape in connection with any other authors. Alongside numerous notable philosophical considerations, this volume also includes a previously unknown interpretation of his (second) incompleteness theorem, which goes beyond mathematics.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783111091723
ISBN:: 9783111091723
ISBN:: 9783111081144
Subject:: Philosophy
Subject:: History of Philosophy
Subject:: Modern Philosophy
Subject:: 20th and 21st Century Philosophy
Subject:: Logic
Publisher:: De Gruyter