Penelope Maddy Books

Penelope Maddy is a distinguished professor of logic and philosophy of science and mathematics, renowned for her influential work in the philosophy of mathematics. Her early research defended the view that mathematics describes a mind-independent reality accessible through intuition, proposing that some mathematical entities might be concrete rather than abstract. Later, she embraced a naturalist stance, advocating for the adoption of scientific methods in philosophy, particularly in discussions of science. She posits that mathematics operates distinctly from science, free from its constraints, and suggests that many traditional philosophical puzzles stem from misapplying language.