
The Incompleteness Phenomenon
A New Course in Mathematical Logic
A K Peters (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-56881-093-5 (ISBN)
Description
The authors have written an introduction to logic taking Goedel's incompleteness theorem as a starting point. The book should interest everyone from mathematicians to philosophers and readers who wish to understand the foundations and limitations of rational thinking. It is used as a textbook at major colleges and universities but lends itself to self-study as well.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Natick
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56881-093-5 (9781568810935)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Martin Goldstern, Haim Judah
Content
Chapter 1: The Framework of Logic