A logical journey : from Gödel to philosophy /

Hao Wang (1921-1995) was one of the few confidants of the great mathematician and logician Kurt Godel. A Logical Journey is a continuation of Wang's Reflections on Kurt Godel and also elaborates on discussions contained in From Mathematics to Philosophy. A decade in preparation, it contains imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wang, Hao, 1921-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1996.
Series:Representation and mind.
Subjects:
Gödel, Kurt.
Gödel, Kurt
Logicians > United States > Biography.
Logicians > Austria > Biography.
Logiciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Logiciens > Autriche > Biographies.
Logicians
Austria
United States
PHILOSOPHY/General
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Godel's life
  • Godel's mental development
  • Religion and philosophy as guides to action
  • The conversations and their background
  • Philosophies and philosophers
  • Minds and machines: on computabilism
  • Platonism or objectivism in mathematics
  • Set theory and logic as concept theory
  • Godel's approach to philosophy
  • Epilogue: alternative philosophies as complementary.

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