Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York, US | May 6, 1942
Died | April 6, 2020 Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel | (aged 77)
Education | Columbia University (1965), Ph.D. from Princeton University (1972) |
Occupation | Professor of philosophy |
Employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Known for | Writing The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem |
Mark Steiner (May 6, 1942 – April 6, 2020) was an American-born
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Biography
Mark Steiner was born in
Fulbright Fellow. He then received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University in 1972 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "On mathematical knowledge."[2][3] Steiner taught at Columbia from 1970 to 1977.[3]
Steiner died on April 6, 2020, in
Academic career
Steiner is best known for his book The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem, in which he attempted to explain the historical utility of mathematics in physics. The book may be considered an extended meditation on the issues raised by Eugene Wigner's article "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences".[6] Steiner is also the author of the book Mathematical Knowledge.
Steiner also translated Reuven Agushewitz's philosophical work Emune un Apikorses from Yiddish.[7]
References
- ^ "Columbia College Today". Retrieved Apr 7, 2020.
- ^ Steiner, Mark Jay (1972). On mathematical knowledge.
- ^ a b "Columbia College Today". College.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ אדיר ינקו, 4 חולים נוספים מתו מקורונה – מניין הקורבנות עלה ל-55, April 6th, 2020, ynet
- ^ Justin Weinberg, Mark Steiner (1942-2020), April 6th, 2020, Daily Nous
- ^ "The Last Magic: Review of The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem by Mark Steiner (Harvard University Press". billdembski.com. Retrieved Apr 7, 2020.
- JSTOR 40914685.
External links
- Faculty address page Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine