Gödel's Theorem

An Incomplete Guide to Its Use and Abuse

Torkel Franzén (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

182 Seiten

2017
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-138-42726-6 (ISBN)

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"Among the many expositions of Gödel's incompleteness theorems written for non-specialists, this book stands apart. With exceptional clarity, Franzén gives careful, non-technical explanations both of what those theorems say and, more importantly, what they do not. No other book aims, as his does, to address in detail the misunderstandings and abuses of the incompleteness theorems that are so rife in popular discussions of their significance. As an antidote to the many spurious appeals to incompleteness in theological, anti-mechanist and post-modernist debates, it is a valuable addition to the literature." --- John W. Dawson, author of Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Gödel

Torkel Franzén

Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. The Incompleteness Theorem: An Overview, 3. Computability, Formal Systems, and Incompleteness, 4. Incompleteness Everywhere, 5. Skepticism and Confidence, 6. Gödel, Minds, and Computers, 7. Gödel’s Completeness Theorem, 8. Incompleteness, Complexity, and Infinity, Appendix, References, Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.10.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Logik / Mengenlehre
ISBN-10	1-138-42726-8 / 1138427268
ISBN-13	978-1-138-42726-6 / 9781138427266
Zustand	Neuware