Benacerraf, "What Numbers Could not Be" (1965)
Went to go look at Grok but got distracted by this quite funny burn on Continental philosophy.
July 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Benacerraf, "What Numbers Could not Be" (1965)
Sorry to hear that Paul Benacerraf has died. I never got to meet him, but he managed to set much of the agenda of the philosophy of mathematics for decades with just a handful of papers.
Adieu Paul Benacerraf
The Department of Philosophy is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Paul Benacerraf ’52 *60 (1931-2025), the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy,...
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January 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Sorry to hear that Paul Benacerraf has died. I never got to meet him, but he managed to set much of the agenda of the philosophy of mathematics for decades with just a handful of papers.
Araya (1959), Margot Benacerraf.
July 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Araya (1959), Margot Benacerraf.
RIP Paul Benacerraf. I met him a few times at Princeton and he was unfailingly interesting, charming and kind.
January 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
RIP Paul Benacerraf. I met him a few times at Princeton and he was unfailingly interesting, charming and kind.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Paul Benacerraf, an influential philosopher of mathematics, has died.
Paul Benacerraf (1930-2025) - Daily Nous
Paul Benacerraf, professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, has died. Professor Benacerraf was well-known for his work in the philosophy of mathematics. His most famous papers, which sh...
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January 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Paul Benacerraf, an influential philosopher of mathematics, has died.
11- Araya (1959), dir. Margot Benacerraf • Venezuela
September 25, 2024 at 3:52 PM
11- Araya (1959), dir. Margot Benacerraf • Venezuela
14. Araya (Margot Benacerraf, 1959)🇻🇪
13. Trenque Lauquen (Laura Citarella, 2022)🇦🇷
13. Trenque Lauquen (Laura Citarella, 2022)🇦🇷
August 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
14. Araya (Margot Benacerraf, 1959)🇻🇪
13. Trenque Lauquen (Laura Citarella, 2022)🇦🇷
13. Trenque Lauquen (Laura Citarella, 2022)🇦🇷
Benacerraf decided to call not one but two papers "What Mathematical Truth Could Not Be"
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Benacerraf decided to call not one but two papers "What Mathematical Truth Could Not Be"
An oldie worth checking out.
Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings
Amazon.com: Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings: 9780521296489: Benacerraf, Paul, Putnam, Hilary: Books
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December 29, 2024 at 11:44 AM
An oldie worth checking out.
2️⃣ Baruj Benacerraf (Venezuela)
Descubrió los genes que regulan la respuesta del sistema inmunológico, un avance crucial para entender vacunas, rechazos de órganos y enfermedades autoinmunes 🧬
Descubrió los genes que regulan la respuesta del sistema inmunológico, un avance crucial para entender vacunas, rechazos de órganos y enfermedades autoinmunes 🧬
April 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
2️⃣ Baruj Benacerraf (Venezuela)
Descubrió los genes que regulan la respuesta del sistema inmunológico, un avance crucial para entender vacunas, rechazos de órganos y enfermedades autoinmunes 🧬
Descubrió los genes que regulan la respuesta del sistema inmunológico, un avance crucial para entender vacunas, rechazos de órganos y enfermedades autoinmunes 🧬
I shared with a philosopher friend who’s a big Asimov fan. He replied: “Bro was smart... Smart enough to know philosophy requires second drafts. (unless you're putnam, according to Paul benacerraf)”
June 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I shared with a philosopher friend who’s a big Asimov fan. He replied: “Bro was smart... Smart enough to know philosophy requires second drafts. (unless you're putnam, according to Paul benacerraf)”
1980: Baruj Benacerraf, George D. Snell
February 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
1980: Baruj Benacerraf, George D. Snell
📽️ ARAYA (Margot Benacerraf, 1959), 82'
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🎭 José Ignacio Cabrujas
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🔊 ES
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🎭 José Ignacio Cabrujas
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#nosferatu @donostiakultura.bsky.social @josemibeltran.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
📽️ ARAYA (Margot Benacerraf, 1959), 82'
🔊 ES
🗓️ 03/26
⏰ 19:00
📍 @tabakalera.bsky.social
🎭 José Ignacio Cabrujas
🎟️ sarrerak.tabakalera.eus/index.php?ac...
#nosferatu @donostiakultura.bsky.social @josemibeltran.bsky.social
🔊 ES
🗓️ 03/26
⏰ 19:00
📍 @tabakalera.bsky.social
🎭 José Ignacio Cabrujas
🎟️ sarrerak.tabakalera.eus/index.php?ac...
#nosferatu @donostiakultura.bsky.social @josemibeltran.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Le problème de Benacerraf : les énoncés d'existence usuels comme "Il y a 3 grandes villes plus vieilles que New York" et mathématiques comme "Il y a 3 nombres parfaits plus grands que 17" ont-ils la même structure logico-grammaticale ?
November 26, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Le problème de Benacerraf : les énoncés d'existence usuels comme "Il y a 3 grandes villes plus vieilles que New York" et mathématiques comme "Il y a 3 nombres parfaits plus grands que 17" ont-ils la même structure logico-grammaticale ?
💡I started a list of Venezuelan-Americans who have contributed to make this country great
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🌻Maria I. Puerta Riera on X: "Baruj Benacerraf was a Venezuelan-American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine #VenezuelansInUS https://t.co/uSC7qrreMO" / X
Baruj Benacerraf was a Venezuelan-American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine #VenezuelansInUS https://t.co/uSC7qrreMO
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March 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
💡I started a list of Venezuelan-Americans who have contributed to make this country great
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L'occasion de remettre au premier plan le rôle prépondérant joué par Iris Barry, Maria Adriana Prolo, Kashiko Kawakita, Sophie El Goulli, Margot Benacerraf.
September 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
L'occasion de remettre au premier plan le rôle prépondérant joué par Iris Barry, Maria Adriana Prolo, Kashiko Kawakita, Sophie El Goulli, Margot Benacerraf.
The Female Gaze at SFFP’s Re:Vision: women-directed films open & close the festival, from Angie Chen’s MY NAME AIN’T SUZIE on Thurs to Bodil Ipsen’s MELODY OF MURDER on Sun, w/ Margot Benacerraf, Sumitra Peries, Karen Sperling (in person!), and more in between. 👉 #programevision/#program" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">filmpreserve.org/revision/#program
September 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The Female Gaze at SFFP’s Re:Vision: women-directed films open & close the festival, from Angie Chen’s MY NAME AIN’T SUZIE on Thurs to Bodil Ipsen’s MELODY OF MURDER on Sun, w/ Margot Benacerraf, Sumitra Peries, Karen Sperling (in person!), and more in between. 👉 #programevision/#program" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">filmpreserve.org/revision/#program
Muy impresionado por "Araya", de Margot Benacerraf, de la que no había visto nada. Muy, muy impresionado.
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Muy impresionado por "Araya", de Margot Benacerraf, de la que no había visto nada. Muy, muy impresionado.
Morreu Margot Benacerraf, influente diretora de "Araya" e "Reverón", que foi uma das primeiras mulheres a competir em Cannes, fundou a Cinemateca da Venezuela e teve grande papel na preservação e difusão do cinema da América Latina
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Morre Margot Benacerraf, influente diretora venezuelana
Conhecida por "Araya" e "Reverón", Margot Benacerraf também atuou para preservar e fortalecer o cinema da Venezuela e da América Latina
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May 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Morreu Margot Benacerraf, influente diretora de "Araya" e "Reverón", que foi uma das primeiras mulheres a competir em Cannes, fundou a Cinemateca da Venezuela e teve grande papel na preservação e difusão do cinema da América Latina
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mulhernocinema.com/noticias/mor...
film rec of the day: Araya (Margot Benacerraf, 1959)
an incredible and beautifully shot documentary about a community of salt miners in northeastern Venezuela
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/araya
an incredible and beautifully shot documentary about a community of salt miners in northeastern Venezuela
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/araya
October 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM
film rec of the day: Araya (Margot Benacerraf, 1959)
an incredible and beautifully shot documentary about a community of salt miners in northeastern Venezuela
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/araya
an incredible and beautifully shot documentary about a community of salt miners in northeastern Venezuela
www.criterionchannel.com/videos/araya