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Handbook of the History of Logic. Volume 06: Sets and Extensions in the Twentieth Century

By Dov M. Gabbay , John Woods (eds.) , Akihiro Kanamori

Book information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2012
ISBN
0444516212, 9780444516213
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6851142 bytes)
Pages
879\879
Topic
Mathematics Logic
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-05-25 16:20:28

Description

Set theory is an autonomous and sophisticated field of mathematics that is extremely successful at analyzing mathematical propositions and gauging their consistency strength. It is as a field of mathematics that both proceeds with its own internal questions and is capable of contextualizing over a broad range, which makes set theory an intriguing and highly distinctive subject. This handbook covers the rich history of scientific turning points in set theory, providing fresh insights and points of view. Written by leading researchers in the field, both this volume and the Handbook as a whole are definitive reference tools for senior undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in mathematics, the history of philosophy, and any discipline such as computer science, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence, for whom the historical background of his or her work is a salient consideration. Serves as a singular contribution to the intellectual history of the 20th century. Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insights.

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