
Godel's Theorem in Focus
S.G. Shanker(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 26. November 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-415-04575-9 (ISBN)
Description
A layman's guide to the mechanics of Goedel's proof together with a lucid discussion of the issues which it raises. Includes an essay discussing the significance of Goedel's work in the light of Wittgenstein's criticisms.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-04575-9 (9780415045759)
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S.G. Shanker
Content
Chapter 1 Kurt Goedel in Sharper Focus, John W. Dawson Jr.; Chapter 2 On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica And Related Systems I (1931), Kurt Goedel; Chapter 3 The Work of Kurt Goedel, Stephen C. Kleene; Part 1 An Addendum to 'The Work of Kurt Goedel'; Chapter 4 The Reception of Goedel's Incompleteness Theorems, John W. Dawson Jr.; Chapter 5 Kurt Goedel, Solomon Feferman; Chapter 6 On the Philosophical Significance of Consistency Proofs, Michael D. Resnik; Chapter 7 On Interpreting Goedel's Second Theorem, Michael Detlefsen; Part 2 Postscript; Chapter 8 Wittgenstein's Remarks on the Significance of Goedel's Theorem, S.G. Shanker;