A logical journey : from Gödel to philosophy /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wang, Hao, 1921- (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1996.
• Σειρά: Representation and mind.
• Θέματα: Gödel, Kurt; Λογικολόγοι > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής > Βιογραφία.; Λογικολόγοι > Αυστρία > Βιογραφία.; Ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.