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Gödel's proof /

"Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb."--The GuardianIn 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nagel, Ernest, 1901-1985
Otros Autores: Newman, James R. (James Roy), 1907-1966
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:Routledge classics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb."--The GuardianIn 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics and logic. A colleague of physicist Albert Einstein, his theorem proved that mathematics was partly based on propositions not provable within the mathematical system. The importance of Godel's Proof rests upon its radical implications and has echoed throughout many fields
Notas:Originally published: 1958.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (94 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135865320
1135865329