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Constructibility and Mathematical Existence

By Charles S. Chihara

Book information

Publisher
Clarendon Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0198239750, 9780198239758
Open Library ID
OL14961764M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
353 kB (361334 bytes)
Pages
304\0
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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