Kurt Gdel: Collected Works: Volume III (Hardcover)
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Published by Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 1995
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Hardcover. Kurt Goedel (1906-1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century, famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory and stronger systems, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis. He is also noted for his work on constructivity, the decision problem, the foundations of computation theory, unusual cosmological models, and for the strong individuality of his writings onthe philosophy of mathematics. The Collected Works is a landmark resource that draws together a lifetime of creative accomplishment. The first two volumes were devoted to Goedel's publications in full(both in the original and translation). This third volume features a wide selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts found in Goedel's Nachlass, documents that enlarge considerably our appreciation of his scientific and philosophical thought and add a great deal to our understanding of his motivations. Continuing the format of the earlier volumes, the present volume includes introductory notes that provide extensive explanatory and historical commentary on each of thepapers, English translations of material originally written in German (some transcribed from Gabelsberger shorthand), and a complete bibliography. A succeeding volume is to contain a comprehensive selection ofGoedel's scientific correspondence and a complete inventory of his Nachlass. The books are designed to be accessible and useful to as wide an audience as possible without sacrificing scientific or historical accuracy. The only complete edition available in English, it will be an essential part of the working library of professionals and students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, history of science, and computer science. Kurt Godel was a twentieth century logician. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Kurt Gdel: Collected Works: Volume III (Hardcover)
- Author
- Solomon Feferman
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc, New York
- Publication year
- 1995
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- new
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 0195072553
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- 9780195072556
The Collected Works is a landmark resource that draws together a lifetime of creative thought and accomplishment. The first two volumes were devoted to Gödel's publications in full (both in original and translation), and the third volume featured a wide selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts found in Gödel's Nachlass. These long-awaited final two volumes contain Gödel's correspondence of logical, philosophical, and scientific interest. Volume IV covers A to G, with H to Z in volume V; in addition, Volume V contains a full inventory of Gödel's Nachlass.
All volumes include introductory notes that provide extensive explanatory and historical commentary on each body of work, English translations of material originally written in German (some transcribed from the Gabelsberger shorthand), and a complete bibliography of all works cited.
Kurt Gödel: Collected Works is designed to be useful and accessible to as wide an audience as possible without sacrificing scientific or historical accuracy. The only comprehensive edition of Gödel's work available, it will be an essential part of the working library of professionals and students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, history of science, and computer science and all others who wish to be acquainted with one of the great minds of the twentieth century.
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All these essays and lectures are most carefully written and remarkably rich. They all give considerable insight into Gödel's own achievements in Logic, Set Theory and Physics and also into his philosophical views ... We [] hope very strongly that volume 3 is not the last volume and that other volumes (comprising his letters and notes?) will appear soon. (Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook (1997) 5: Game Theory, Experience, Rationality)
From reviews of Volume I: ` Anyone interested in the life and work of Kurt Gödel, h n the history of mathematical logic in this century, is indebted to all of the contributors to this volume for the care with which they have presented Gödel's work. They have succeeded in using their own expertise to elucidate both the nature and the significance of what Gödel and, in turn, mathematical logic have accomplished.' Isis ` From the example of this first volume, the edition promises to be a model of its kind; virtually nothing could be bettered.' Mind
'These volumes contain, as well as the doctoral dissertation and a hitherto unpublished revision of a translation of the Dialectica paper, all of Gödel's work printed in his lifetime. The volumes are meticulously edited and are a pleasure to consult. Original page numbers are clearly shown; papers written in German are printed with facing translations.'R.O. Gandy, Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, 24 (1992)
The book, ... will certainly enlarge our appreciation of Gödel's scientific and philosophical thought as well as our understanding of his motivations. (Mathematical Reviews, Issue 96f.)
Each item in the volume carries an introduction written by a leading expert, and there are detailed textual notes at the end of the book. The editorial standards are extremely high throughout (London Mathematical Society 1997)
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