Alfred Tarski: Life and Logic

Feferman, Anita Burdman, Feferman, Solomon

ISBN 10: 052171401X / ISBN 13: 9780521714013

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

" Alfred Tarski, one of the greatest logicians of all time, is widely thought of as 'the man who defined truth'.this first full length biography places Tarski in the social, intellectual and historical context of his times and presents a frank, vivid picture of a personally and professionally passionate man, interlaced with an account of his major scientific achievements." Octavo, 425 pp. Trade paperback. Wraps and corners of text block show light creasing and wear. Seller Inventory # 9476

Synopsis:

A frank, vivid picture of a personally and professionally passionate man, interlaced with an account of his major scientific achievements.

About the Authors: Anita Burdman Feferman is an independent scholar and writer. She is the author of Politics, Logic and Love: The Life of Jean van Heijenoort (published in paperback as From Trotsky to Gödel: The Life of Jean van Heijenoort). She knew Alfred Tarski socially for thirty years.

Solomon Feferman is on the faculty of Stanford University, California, where he is Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy. He is a recipient of the Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has held a Guggenheim fellowship twice. He is the author of In the Light of Logic and the editor-in-chief of the multi-volume Kurt Gödel: Collected Works. He was one of Tarski's students at UC Berkeley in the 1950s.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alfred Tarski: Life and Logic
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good