Joel David Hamkins

Joel David Hamkins is a mathematician, logician and mathematical philosopher specializing in the mathematics and philosophy of the infinite. His research spans topics in mathematical and philosophical logic, from forcing and large cardinals in set theory and the philosophy of set theory to infinitary computability, infinite game theory, and even infinite chess. His philosophical work has been central in the current debate on set-theoretic pluralism and the analysis of mathematical potentialism. He is widely known for his popular Math for Kids blog posts, and he is the top user on MathOverflow, the Q & A site for advanced mathematical questions, where he has posted over 1500 mathematical arguments. Hamkins is Professor of Logic at Oxford University and the Sir Peter Strawson Fellow at University College, Oxford, after a longstanding position at the City University of New York. His new books include Proof and the Art of Mathematics, a coming-of-age book for aspiring mathematicians who want to learn how to write proofs, and Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics, a mathematically grounded introduction to the philosophy of mathematics. His memoir, A Mathematician's Year in Japan, is a series of vignettes describing his experience living in Japan.