Jean Cavailles Quotes
Jean Cavailles was a French philosopher of mathematics and a hero of the French Resistance. Trained at the Ecole Normale Superieure under Brunschvicg and influenced by his exchanges with the German axiomatic tradition of Hilbert and Bernays, he developed a philosophy of mathematics centered on the autonomous development of concepts within the history of the discipline. The quotes below are attributed to Jean Cavailles, organized by topic.
Jean Cavailles on Freedom
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Attributed to Jean Cavailles:
“Resistance is the duty of every free conscience.”
Jean Cavailles on Knowledge
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Attributed to Jean Cavailles:
“Each theory carries within it the seeds of its own development.”
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Attributed to Jean Cavailles:
“The history of science is part of philosophy itself.”
Jean Cavailles on Truth
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Attributed to Jean Cavailles:
“What is needed is not a philosophy of consciousness but a philosophy of the concept.”
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Attributed to Jean Cavailles:
“Mathematics moves by its own internal necessity.”