Haim Gaifman

Haim Gaifman
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Hebrew University
Scientific career
Fields Logic, Probability Theory, Philosophy of Language
Institutions Columbia University
Hebrew University
Doctoral advisor Alfred Tarski
Doctoral students Shlomo Vinner, Leo Marcus, Arnon Avron, Liu Yang

Haim Gaifman is a logician, probability theorist, and philosopher of language. He works in mathematical logic and developed the iterated ultrapower technique in set theory and models of Peano arithmetic. Further, he has results in the foundations of probability, defining probabilities on first-order and on richer languages. He has also worked in philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and theoretical computer science.[1]

Early in his studies, he was the research assistant of Rudolf Carnap and worked on the foundations of probability theory. In 1958 he received his M.Sc. at Hebrew University. Then in 1962, he received his Ph.D. at University of California, Berkeley under Alfred Tarski on the topic of infinite Boolean algebras.[2] Since, he has held various permanent and visiting positions in mathematics, philosophy and computer science departments. While he was professor of mathematics at the Hebrew University, he taught courses in philosophy and directed the program in History and Philosophy of Science.

Gaifman currently holds the position of professor emeritus at Hebrew University and a professorship at Columbia University. His recent interests include foundations of probability, rational choice, philosophy of mathematics, logical systems that formalize aspects of natural reasoning, Frege and theories of naming.

References

  1. ↑ Haim Gaifman, retrieved 2018-04-06
  2. ↑ Haim Gaifman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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