Harvey Friedman's Research on the Foundations of Mathematics

Harvey Friedman's Research on the Foundations of Mathematics
Author: L.A. Harrington
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 407
Release: 1985-11-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780080960401

This volume discusses various aspects of Harvey Friedman's research in the foundations of mathematics over the past fifteen years. It should appeal to a wide audience of mathematicians, computer scientists, and mathematically oriented philosophers.

Higher Set Theory

Higher Set Theory
Author: G.H. Müller
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2007-01-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540357491

Reflections on the Foundations of Mathematics

Reflections on the Foundations of Mathematics
Author: Wilfried Sieg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2017-03-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1316998819

Since their inception, the Perspectives in Logic and Lecture Notes in Logic series have published seminal works by leading logicians. Many of the original books in the series have been unavailable for years, but they are now in print once again. This volume, the fifteenth publication in the Lecture Notes in Logic series, collects papers presented at the symposium 'Reflections on the Foundations of Mathematics' held in celebration of Solomon Feferman's 70th birthday (The 'Feferfest') at Stanford University, California in 1988. Feferman has shaped the field of foundational research for nearly half a century. These papers reflect his broad interests as well as his approach to foundational research, which emphasizes the solution of mathematical and philosophical problems. There are four sections, covering proof theoretic analysis, logic and computation, applicative and self-applicative theories, and philosophy of modern mathematical and logic thought.

Mathematics and Its Logics

Mathematics and Its Logics
Author: Geoffrey Hellman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2021-02-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1108494188

The essays in this volume present a sustained case for a healthy pluralism in mathematics and its logics.

Kurt Gödel and the Foundations of Mathematics

Kurt Gödel and the Foundations of Mathematics
Author: Matthias Baaz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2011-06-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1139498436

This volume commemorates the life, work and foundational views of Kurt Gödel (1906–78), most famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of first-order logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency - with the other widely accepted axioms of set theory - of the axiom of choice and of the generalized continuum hypothesis. It explores current research, advances and ideas for future directions not only in the foundations of mathematics and logic, but also in the fields of computer science, artificial intelligence, physics, cosmology, philosophy, theology and the history of science. The discussion is supplemented by personal reflections from several scholars who knew Gödel personally, providing some interesting insights into his life. By putting his ideas and life's work into the context of current thinking and perceptions, this book will extend the impact of Gödel's fundamental work in mathematics, logic, philosophy and other disciplines for future generations of researchers.

Subsystems of Second Order Arithmetic

Subsystems of Second Order Arithmetic
Author: Stephen George Simpson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2009-05-29
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 052188439X

This volume examines appropriate axioms for mathematics to prove particular theorems in core areas.

Mathematical Logic

Mathematical Logic
Author: Petio P. Petkov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461306094

Heyting'88 Summer School and Conference on Mathematical Logic, held September 13 - 23, 1988 in Chaika, Bulgaria, was honourably dedicated to Arend Heyting's 90th anniversary. It was organized by Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski" on the occasion of its centenary and by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, with sponsorship of the Association for Symbolic Logic. The Meeting gathered some 115 participants from 19 countries. The present volume consists of invited and selected papers. Included are all the invited lectures submitted for publication and the 14 selected contributions, chosen out of 56 submissions by the Selection Committee. The selection was made on the basis of reports of PC members, an average of 4 per sLlbmission. All the papers are concentrated on the topics of the Meeting: Recursion Theory, Modal and Non-classical Logics, Intuitionism and Constructivism, Related Applications to Computer and Other Sciences, Life and Work of Arend Heyting. I am pleased to thank all persons and institutions that contributed to the success of the Meeting: sponsors, Programme Committee members and additional referees, the members of the Organizing Committee, our secretaries K. Lozanova and L. Nikolova, as well as K. Angelov, V. Bozhichkova, A. Ditchev, D. Dobrev, N. Dimitrov, R. Draganova, G. Gargov, N. Georgieva, M. Janchev, P. Marinov, S. Nikolova, S. Radev, I. Soskov, A. Soskova and v. Sotirov, who helped in the organization, Plenum Press and at last but not least all participants in the Meeting and contributors to this volume

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Genealogy to Iqbal

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Genealogy to Iqbal
Author: Edward Craig
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 896
Release: 1998
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780415187091

Volume four of a ten volume set which provides full and detailed coverage of all aspects of philosophy, including information on how philosophy is practiced in different countries, who the most influential philosophers were, and what the basic concepts are.

Infinity And Truth

Infinity And Truth
Author: Chi Tat Chong
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2013-11-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814571059

This volume is based on the talks given at the Workshop on Infinity and Truth held at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, from 25 to 29 July 2011. The chapters cover topics in mathematical and philosophical logic that examine various aspects of the foundations of mathematics. The theme of the volume focuses on two basic foundational questions: (i) What is the nature of mathematical truth and how does one resolve questions that are formally unsolvable within the Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory with the Axiom of Choice, and (ii) Do the discoveries in mathematics provide evidence favoring one philosophical view over others? These issues are discussed from the vantage point of recent progress in foundational studies.The final chapter features questions proposed by the participants of the Workshop that will drive foundational research. The wide range of topics covered here will be of interest to students, researchers and mathematicians concerned with issues in the foundations of mathematics.

Model Theory and the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice

Model Theory and the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice
Author: John T. Baldwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2018-01-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 110810021X

Major shifts in the field of model theory in the twentieth century have seen the development of new tools, methods, and motivations for mathematicians and philosophers. In this book, John T. Baldwin places the revolution in its historical context from the ancient Greeks to the last century, argues for local rather than global foundations for mathematics, and provides philosophical viewpoints on the importance of modern model theory for both understanding and undertaking mathematical practice. The volume also addresses the impact of model theory on contemporary algebraic geometry, number theory, combinatorics, and differential equations. This comprehensive and detailed book will interest logicians and mathematicians as well as those working on the history and philosophy of mathematics.