Realism: A Philosophy of Mathematics
LULU PRSivumäärä: 45 sivuaAsu: Pehmeäkantinen kirjaJulkaisuvuosi: 2008, 01.08.2008 (lisätietoa)Kieli: Englanti A viewpoint on the nature of mathematics opposed to the widely accepted current viewpoint. The viewpoint expressed here is that it is empirical and based on sense perception rather than based on logical derivation from sets of axioms, which is here regarded as the currently accepted viewpoint. The book includes "The Godel Incompleteness Theorem: Is it a True Theorem?" and also discusses the continuum hypothesis. Invites the reader to form his own unbiased opinion based on his own thinking and understanding and expresses an interest in the general consensus of opinion on this issue.