Godel's Proof (Routledge Classics) - Softcover

Nagel, Ernest; Newman, James R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041504040X ISBN 13: 9780415040402

Publisher: Routledge, 1971

Synopsis

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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Review

'Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb.' – The Guardian

Synopsis

In 1931 Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper - one that challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much traditional research in mathematics and logic. Today his exploration of terra incognita has been recognized as one of the major contributions to modern scientific thought. It is exciting and accessible. There have been other introductory books on Godel but none that conveys a sense of the theorem and its import to someone with little or no logic.' - Bill Newton-Smith, Balliol College, Oxford

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041504040X
• ISBN 13: 9780415040402
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 120