There's Something About Goedel: The Complete Guide to the

There's Something About Goedel: The Complete Guide to the

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Berto's highly readable and lucid guide introduces students and the interested reader to Goedel's celebrated Incompleteness Theorem , and discusses some of the most famous - and infamous - claims arising from Goedel's arguments. Offers a clear understanding of this difficult subject by presenting each of the key steps of the Theorem in separate chapters Discusses interpretations of the Theorem made by celebrated contemporary thinkers Sheds light on the wider extra-mathematical and philosophical implications of Goedel's theories Written in an accessible, non-technical style

Author: Francesco Berto (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 150mm x 229mm, 408 g
Published: 2009, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Philosophy

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Berto's highly readable and lucid guide introduces students and the interested reader to Goedel's celebrated Incompleteness Theorem , and discusses some of the most famous - and infamous - claims arising from Goedel's arguments. Offers a clear understanding of this difficult subject by presenting each of the key steps of the Theorem in separate chapters Discusses interpretations of the Theorem made by celebrated contemporary thinkers Sheds light on the wider extra-mathematical and philosophical implications of Goedel's theories Written in an accessible, non-technical style