Choice Sequences and the Continuum

Erkenntnis 87 (2):517-534 (2020)
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Abstract

According to L.E.J. Brouwer, there is room for non-definable real numbers within the intuitionistic ontology of mental constructions. That room is allegedly provided by freely proceeding choice sequences, i.e., sequences created by repeated free choices of elements by a creating subject in a potentially infinite process. Through an analysis of the constitution of choice sequences, this paper argues against Brouwer’s claim.

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Casper Storm Hansen
Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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