When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't get involved in any discussions in those clubs. I guess after the first year, I dropped that. Stephen Cole Kleene attendclubdiscussion share on social
Those three years ended with June 1933. At that time I left Princeton, having submitted my Ph.D. thesis. Stephen Cole Kleene endjuneleave Change image and share on social
I went to Princeton from Amherst, where I split my interests between mathematics and philosophy. Stephen Cole Kleene amherstinterestmathematics Change image and share on social
I had some hesitations about philosophy because, if you worked out a philosophical theory, it was hard to know whether you were going to be able to prove it or whether other theories had just as good a claim on belief. Stephen Cole Kleene beliefclaimgood share on social
I think that after Church got his Ph.D. he studied in Europe, maybe in the Netherlands, for a year or two. Stephen Cole Kleene churcheuropenetherlands Change image and share on social
It wasn't until my second year that I got to actually work with Church. Stephen Cole Kleene churchworkyear Change image and share on social
I think Veblen had an interest in logic. Stephen Cole Kleene interestlogicveblen Change image and share on social
I had a liberal arts education at Amherst College where I had two majors, mathematics and philosophy. Stephen Cole Kleene amherstartcollege Change image and share on social
Well, I think Barkley and I were the only two who were working with Church for a Ph.D. Stephen Cole Kleene barkleychurchwork Change image and share on social
For example, the philosophers who were interested in logic were probably rather logical for mathematicians. But the ASL got us together, so we could talk to each other and publish in the same journal. Stephen Cole Kleene aslinterestjournal Change image and share on social
