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Constructibility and Mathematical Existence (Clarendon Paperbacks)

By Charles S. Chihara

Book information

Year
1991
ISBN
9780198239758, 0198239750, 0198248172, 9780198248170, 9780191520006
Open Library ID
OL14961764M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1076524 bytes)
Pages
299\299
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Chihara here develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. He utilizes this system in the analysis of the nature of mathematics, and discusses many recent works in the philosophy of mathematics from the viewpoint of the constructibility theory developed. This innovative analysis will appeal to mathematicians and philosophers of logic, mathematics, and science.

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