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In the Light of Logic

Solomon Feferman author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:7th Jan '99

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Solomon Feferman is one of the leading figures in the philosophy of mathematics. This volume brings together a selection of his most important recent writings, covering the relation between logic and mathematics, proof theory, objectivity and intentionality in mathematics, and key issues in the work of Gödel, Hilbert, and Turing. A number of the papers appeared originally in obscure places and are not well-known, and others are published here for the first time. All of the material has been revised and annotated to bring it up to date.

an outstanding collection, highly informative, sometimes provocative, often insightful, and throughout displaying the great clarity and command which are hallmarks of the author's writing. * Geoffrey Hellman, Philosophia Mathematica, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2001 *
Feferman's book shows that, far from being over, work on the foundations of mathematics is vibrant and continuing, perched deliciously but precariously between mathematics and philosophy. * The Mathematical Intelligencer *

ISBN: 9780195080308

Dimensions: 155mm x 241mm x 27mm

Weight: 649g

352 pages