Principles of Mathematical Logic (Ams Chelsea Publishing, 69) - Softcover

D. Hilbert; W. Ackermann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147047056X ISBN 13: 9781470470562

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2022

Synopsis

David Hilbert was particularly interested in the foundations of mathematics. Among many other things, he is famous for his attempt to axiomatize mathematics. This now classic text is his treatment of symbolic logic. This translation is based on the second German edition and has been modified according to the criticisms of Church and Quine. In particular, the authors' original formulation of Gödel's completeness proof for the predicate calculus has been updated. In the first half of the twentieth century, an important debate on the foundations of mathematics took place. Principles of Mathematical Logic represents one of Hilbert's important contributions to that debate. Although symbolic logic has grown considerably in the subsequent decades, this book remains a classic.

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D. Hilbert and W. Ackermann

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147047056X
• ISBN 13: 9781470470562
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172