Logos and Máthēma
Studies in the Philosophy of Mathematics and History of Logic
©2011
Monographs
340 Pages
Series:
Studies in Philosophy, History of Ideas and Modern Societies, Volume 1
Summary
The volume contains twenty essays devoted to the philosophy of mathematics and the history of logic. They have been divided into four parts: general philosophical problems of mathematics, Hilbert’s program vs. the incompleteness phenomenon, philosophy of mathematics in Poland, mathematical logic in Poland. Among considered problems are: epistemology of mathematics, the meaning of the axiomatic method, existence of mathematical objects, distinction between proof and truth, undefinability of truth, Gödel’s theorems and computer science, philosophy of mathematics in Polish mathematical and logical schools, beginnings of mathematical logic in Poland, contribution of Polish logicians to recursion theory.
Details
- Pages
- 340
- Publication Year
- 2011
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783653010305
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631618042
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-3-653-01030-5
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2012 (March)
- Keywords
- Poland Hilbert's program incompleteness phenomenon mechanized deduction
- Published
- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2011. 340 pp.
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