About this title: The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Paradox), a challenge to 'classical' mathematics from a world-famous mathematician (the 'mathematical intuitionism' of Brouwer), a new foundational school (Hilbert's Formalism), and the profound incompleteness results of Kurt Godel. In the same period, the cross-fertilization of mathematics and philosophy resulted in a new sort of 'mathematical philosophy', associated most notably (but in different ways) with Bertrand Russell, W. V. Quine, and Godel ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0631083405 Some wear to the dust jacket. A couple of light, small spots to the outer page edges. Previous owner's name written on first blank page. Otherwise, clean text and. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521227964ISBN:0521227968
Description: Good. 0521227968 First and original edition of 1964 by Prentice-Hall. Former owner's stamp on first page and side pages. Considerable wear to dust jacket. Top spine of dust jacket has a small tear. Everything else is solid very good. read more
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