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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| Idioma: | inglês |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
©1996.
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| coleção: | Representation and mind.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1692 |
Sumário:
- 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.