Mark Colyvan is an Australian philosopher and Professor of

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

. He is a former president of the

Australasian Association of Philosophy The Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) is the peak body for philosophy in Australasia. The chief purpose of the AAP is to promote philosophy in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Among the means that it follows to achieve this end, ...

. Colyvan is known for his research on

philosophy of mathematics The philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies the assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics. It aims to understand the nature and methods of mathematics, and find out the place of mathematics in people's ...

Books

* '' The Indispensability of Mathematics'', Oxford University Press, 2001 * '' Ecological Orbits: How Planets Move and Populations Grow'', Oxford University Press, 2004 * '' An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics'', Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Personal WebsiteMark Colyvan at the University of Sydney
Living people 21st-century Australian philosophers 20th-century Australian philosophers Analytic philosophers Philosophy academics Philosophers of mathematics Philosophers of logic Australian National University alumni University of New England (Australia) alumni Academic staff of the University of Sydney Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-philosopher-stub