MICHAEL RESNIK Professor Emeritus

Mike Resnik works in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, and the theory of rationality. Among his books are Frege and the Philosophy of Mathematics (1980), and Choices: An Introduction to Decision Theory (1987). His recent books are an anthology, Mathematical Objects and Mathematical Knowledge (1995), and Mathematics As a Science of Patterns (1997). Some other publications include: "On Skolem's Paradox," Journal of Philosophy (1966); "On the Philosophical Significance of Consistency Proofs," Journal of Philosophical Logic (1974); "Frege and Analytic Philosophy: Facts and Speculations," Midwest Studies (1981); "Mathematics as a Science of Patterns: Ontology and Reference," Noûs (1981); "Logic: Normative or Descriptive?" Philosophy of Science (1985); "Impartial Welfarism and the Concept of a Person," Erkenntnis (1986); "Second-order Logic Still Wild!" Journal of Philosophy (1988); "Between Mathematics and Physics," Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings (1990); "A Naturalized Epistemology for Mathematical Objects," Philosophica (1990); "Immanent Truth," Mind (1991); "Proof as a Source of Truth," in Proof and Knowledge in Mathematics, ed. by Detlefsen (1992); "Scientific vs. Mathematical Realism: The Indispensability Argument," Philosophia Mathematica (1994); "Scientific versus Mathematical Realism: The Indispensability Argument," Philosophia Mathematica (1995); "Structural Relativity," Philosophia Mathematica (1996); "On Positing Mathematical Objects" in Frege: Importance and Legacy, ed by Schirn (1996). [Complete CV]