HUMATH – Humanizing Mathematical Knowledge: Launch of the Fall 2025 Philosophy Seminars Series

The Linguistics & Philosophy IUSS Center is pleased to announce the launch of HUMATH – Humanizing Mathematical Knowledge, a new seminar series dedicated to philosophical reflection on mathematical practices and on the criteria that shape the production, evaluation, and transmission of mathematical knowledge.

The Fall program includes four seminars:

• 25 November, 16:00–18:00 (Room 1.15)
  Lilith Mace (University of Glasgow) – Kinds of Doubt
• 4 December, 16:00–18:00 (Room 1.17)
  Matteo de Ceglie (IUSS Pavia) – What Makes a Mathematical Proof “Good”?
• 11 December, 15:00–17:00 (Room 1.15)
  Pierluigi Graziani (University of Urbino) – Do Not Go Gentle into That Geometric Proof: On Simplicity, Readability, and Interestingness
• 17 December, 15:00–17:00 (Room 1.15)
  Giorgio Volpe (University of Bologna) – Evolutionary Debunking and Propositional Justification

All seminars will take place at Palazzo del Broletto, Piazza della Vittoria 15, Pavia.

The initiative is funded by FIS2 – Humanizing Mathematical Knowledge: Fallibility, Technology, Know-How (FIS-04053, PI: De Toffoli) – CUP I53C24003170001.
Organized by Silvia De Toffoli and Andrea Sereni.