“What Line Can’t Be Measured With a Ruler?”: Riddles and Concept-Formation in Mathematics and Aesthetics

We analyze two problems in mathematics – the first (stated in our title) is extracted from Wittgenstein’s “Philosophy for Mathematicians”; the second (“What set of numbers is non-denumerable?”) is taken from Cantor. We then consider, by way of comparison, a problem in musical aesthetics concerning...

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Published in:	Nordic Wittgenstein Review
Main Authors:	Samuel Wheeler, William Brenner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nordic Wittgenstein Society 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Later Wittgenstein Mathematics Ludwig Wittgenstein
Online Access:	https://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com/article/view/3691