I am very skeptical of a philosopher talking about Math, given the unavoidable interpretative elasticity of the philosophical discourse and the blunders of some of its practitioners. (Hegel's name comes to mind.) In particular, I don't find it productive to learn Math from a philosopher, or to turn to philosophy when your research is stuck hoping to find salvation there. It looks to me that philosophers' discussions and debates come after major advances in sciences, and not the other way around. Philosophers may claim that Turing is one of their own. However, he is famous for his mathematical contributions.
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