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Chapters from Gödel’s Unfinished Book on Foundational Research in Mathematics

Jan von Plato author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:7th May '22

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This volume contains English translations of Gödel's chapters on logicism and the antinomies and on the calculi of pure logic, as well as outlines for a chapter on metamathematics. It also comprises most of his reading notes. 

This book is a testimony to Gödel's understanding of the situation of foundational research in mathematics after his great discovery, the incompleteness theorem of 1931. It is also a source for his views on his logical predecessors, from Leibniz, Frege, and Russell to his own times. Gödel's "own book on foundations," as he called it, is essential reading for logicians and philosophers interested in foundations. Furthermore, it opens a new chapter to the life and achievement of one of the icons of 20th century science and philosophy.

“The volume closes with a cumulative bibliography, and indices of names mentioned
in the book chapters and in the excerpts. This is a valuable edition providing a comprehensive overview on the foundational debates of the early 20th century … .” (Volker Peckhaus, Mathematical Reviews, January, 2024)

ISBN: 9783030971335

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214 pages

1st ed. 2022