Deduction, Computation, Experiment - Exploring the Effectiveness of Proof (Paperback, 2008 ed.)

This volume is located in a cross-disciplinary ?eld bringing together mat- matics, logic, natural science and philosophy. Re?ection on the e?ectiveness of proof brings out a number of questions that have always been latent in the informal understanding of the subject. What makes a symbolic constr- tion signi?cant? What makes an assumption reasonable? What makes a proof reliable? G] odel, Church and Turing, in di?erent ways, achieve a deep und- standing of the notion of e?ective calculability involved in the nature of proof. Turing's work in particular provides a "precise and unquestionably adequate" de?nition of the general notion of a formal system in terms of a machine with a ?nite number of parts. On the other hand, Eugene Wigner refers to the - reasonable e?ectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences as a miracle. Where should the boundary be traced between mathematical procedures and physical processes? What is the characteristic use of a proof as a com- tation, as opposed to its use as an experiment? What does natural science tell us about the e?ectiveness of proof? What is the role of mathematical proofs in the discovery and validation of empirical theories? The papers collected in this book are intended to search for some answers, to discuss conceptual and logical issues underlying such questions and, perhaps, to call attention to other relevant questions."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Italy
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	October 2008
Editors:	Rossella Lupacchini • Giovanna Corsi
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-88-470-0783-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	88-470-0783-6
Barcode:	9788847007833

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