Vicious Circles: On the Mathematics of Non-Wellfounded Phenomena: 60 (Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes) - Hardcover

Barwise, Jon; Moss, Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575860090 ISBN 13: 9781575860091

Publisher: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications, 1996

Synopsis

Circular analyses of philosophical, linguistic, or computational phenomena have been attacked on the assumption that they conflict with mathematical rigour. Barwise and Moss have undertaken to prove this assumption false. This volume is concerned with extending the modelling capabilities of set theory to provide a uniform treatment of circular phenomena. As a means of guiding the reader through the concrete examples of the theory, the authors have included many exercises and solutions: these exercises range in difficulty and ultimately stimulate the reader to come up with new results. Vicious Circles is intended for use by researchers who want to use hypersets; although some experience in mathematics is necessary, the book is accessible to people with widely differing backgrounds and interests.

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About the Author

Jon Barwise (1942-2000) was professor of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science at Indiana University and one of the founding members of the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI).

Edition details

• Publisher: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575860090
• ISBN 13: 9781575860091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400