Philosophie I Maximen 0 / Philosophy I Maxims 0

Over a period of 22 years (1934-1955), the mathematician Kurt Gdel 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 Gdel's individual ethics. The notebooks that follow clearly show that Gdel 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 Gdel Research Center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences is preparing a complete, historical-critical edition of Gdel's philosophical notebooks. A volume will published each year as a part of this edition. Volume 1, which Gdel entitled "Philosophy I Max 0," covers Gdels own philosophical reflections as well as those of other authors that were important to him. These were placed by Gdel 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.