The volume contains twenty essays devoted to the philosophy of mathematics and the history of logic. They have been divided into four parts: general philosophical problems of mathematics, Hilbert’s program vs. the incompleteness phenomenon, philosophy of mathematics in Poland, mathematical logic in Poland. Among considered problems are: epistemology of mathematics, the meaning of the axiomatic method, existence of mathematical objects, distinction between proof and truth, undefinability of truth, Goedel’s theorems and computer science, philosophy of mathematics in Polish mathematical and logical schools, beginnings of mathematical logic in Poland, contribution of Polish logicians to recursion theory.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9783653010305 ● Publisher Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5782780 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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