The Incompleteness Phenomenon: A New Course in Mathematical Logic - Softcover

Goldstern, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568810938 ISBN 13: 9781568810935

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

The authors have written an introduction to logic taking Gödel's incompleteness theorem as a starting point. The book should interest everyone from mathematicians to philosophers and readers who wish to understand the foundations and limitations of rational thinking. It is used as a textbook at major colleges and universities but lends itself to self-study as well.

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Synopsis:

Designed to be the foundation for a two-semester course, this book investigates mathematical logic. Separated from philisophical logic through the use of the mathematical method to investigate and explain, the basic premise of mathematical logic is that every reasonable mathematical system is intrinsically incomplete. There will always be mathematical problems that cannot be solved. This premise forms the basis of Godel's famous incompleteness theorum and is the main paradigm of the book. Exercises are provided at the end of each section to supplement the abstract concepts that are the authors' primary focus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1568810938
• ISBN 13: 9781568810935
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264