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Godel's Theorem in Focus S.G. Shanker

Godel's Theorem in Focus By S.G. Shanker

Godel's Theorem in Focus by S.G. Shanker


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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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Godel's Theorem in Focus by S.G. Shanker

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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Table of Contents

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;

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CIN0415045754G
9780415045759
0415045754
Godel's Theorem in Focus by S.G. Shanker
Used - Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19871126
272
N/A
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