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Godel's Proof

By Ernest Nagel

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1971
ISBN
9780203406618, 9780415040402, 0203406613, 041504040X
Google Books ID
FtclgZ1yYDEC
Open Library ID
OL21394096M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
365 kB (373981 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
129\129
Library
avaxhome.ws
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

In 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics and logic. A colleague of Albert Einstein, his theorem proved that mathematics was partly based on propositions not provable within the mathematical system and had radical implications that have echoed throughout many fields. A gripping combination of science and accessibility, Godel’s Proof by Nagel and Newman is for both mathematicians and the idly curious, offering those with a taste for logic and philosophy the chance to satisfy their intellectual curiosity.

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