̂Gōdel's proof /

Main Author: Nagel, Ernest, 1901-1985.
Other Authors: Newman, James Roy,, Hofstadter, Douglas R.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2001.
Edition:Αναθ. εκδ.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Foreword to the New Edition by Douglas R Hofstadter ix
  • Acknowledgments xxiii
  • i Introduction I
  • II The Problem of Consistency 7
  • inI Absolute Proofs of Consistency 25
  • iv The Systematic Codification of Formal Logic 37
  • v An Example of a Successful Absolute Proof of
  • Consistency 45
  • vI The Idea of Mapping and Its Use in Mathematics 57
  • vii G6del's Proofs 68
  • A Godel numbering 68
  • B The arithmetization of meta-mathematics 80
  • c The heart of Godel's argument 92
  • vIII Concluding Reflections 109
  • Appendix: Notes 114
  • Brief Bibliography 125
  • Index 127.