Silvia Jonas

Silvia Jonas is a philosopher at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. In October 2019, she will take up a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship by the European Commission in order to investigate how mathematics shapes the way in which we conceptualise reality.

Jonas' research areas are metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and epistemology. She also works on a number of topics in metaethics, aesthetics, and philosophy of religion.

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Silvia Jonas is a philosopher at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. In October 2019, she will take up a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship by the European Commission in order to investigate how mathematics shapes the way in which we conceptualise reality.

Jonas' research areas are metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, and epistemology. She also works on a number of topics in metaethics, aesthetics, and philosophy of religion.

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