Constructibility and Mathematical Existence

Constructibility and Mathematical Existence
Authors
Chihara, Charles S.
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Tags
philosophy
ISBN
9780198239758
Date
1990-04-12T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.35 MB
Lang
en
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Chihara here develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. He utilizes this system in the analysis of the nature of mathematics, and discusses many recent works in the philosophy of mathematics from the viewpoint of the constructibility theory developed. This innovative analysis will appeal to mathematicians and philosophers of logic, mathematics, and science.