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Feferman on Foundations - Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Gerhard Jager, Wilfried Sieg Feferman on Foundations - Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Gerhard Jager, Wilfried Sieg
R5,076 Discovery Miles 50 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume honours the life and work of Solomon Feferman, one of the most prominent mathematical logicians of the latter half of the 20th century. In the collection of essays presented here, researchers examine Feferman's work on mathematical as well as specific methodological and philosophical issues that tie into mathematics. Feferman's work was largely based in mathematical logic (namely model theory, set theory, proof theory and computability theory), but also branched out into methodological and philosophical issues, making it well known beyond the borders of the mathematics community. With regard to methodological issues, Feferman supported concrete projects. On the one hand, these projects calibrate the proof theoretic strength of subsystems of analysis and set theory and provide ways of overcoming the limitations imposed by Goedel's incompleteness theorems through appropriate conceptual expansions. On the other, they seek to identify novel axiomatic foundations for mathematical practice, truth theories, and category theory. In his philosophical research, Feferman explored questions such as "What is logic?" and proposed particular positions regarding the foundations of mathematics including, for example, his "conceptual structuralism." The contributing authors of the volume examine all of the above issues. Their papers are accompanied by an autobiography presented by Feferman that reflects on the evolution and intellectual contexts of his work. The contributing authors critically examine Feferman's work and, in part, actively expand on his concrete mathematical projects. The volume illuminates Feferman's distinctive work and, in the process, provides an enlightening perspective on the foundations of mathematics and logic.

Hilbert's Programs and Beyond (Hardcover, New): Wilfried Sieg Hilbert's Programs and Beyond (Hardcover, New)
Wilfried Sieg
R3,627 Discovery Miles 36 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hilbert's Programs & Beyond presents the foundational work of David Hilbert in a sequence of thematically organized essays. They first trace the roots of Hilbert's work to the radical transformation of mathematics in the 19th century and bring out his pivotal role in creating mathematical logic and proof theory. They then analyze techniques and results of "classical" proof theory as well as their dramatic expansion in modern proof theory. This intellectual experience finally opens horizons for reflection on the nature of mathematics in the 21st century: Sieg articulates his position of reductive structuralism and explores mathematical capacities via computational models.

David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Physics, 1915-1927 - Relativity, Quantum Theory and Epistemology (English,... David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Physics, 1915-1927 - Relativity, Quantum Theory and Epistemology (English, German, Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Tilman Sauer, Ulrich Majer; Adapted by William Bragg Ewald, Michael Hallett, Ulrich Majer, …
R5,090 Discovery Miles 50 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

These documents do nothing less than bear witness to one of the most dramatic changes in the foundations of science. The book has three sections that cover general relativity, epistemological issues, and quantum mechanics. This fascinating work will be a vital text for historians and philosophers of physics, as well as researchers in related physical theories.

Acting and Reflecting - The Interdisciplinary Turn in Philosophy (Hardcover, 1990 ed.): Wilfried Sieg Acting and Reflecting - The Interdisciplinary Turn in Philosophy (Hardcover, 1990 ed.)
Wilfried Sieg
R2,923 Discovery Miles 29 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the fall of 1985 Carnegie Mellon University established a Department of Philosophy. The focus of the department is logic broadly conceived, philos- ophy of science, in particular of the social sciences, and linguistics. To mark the inauguration of the department, a daylong celebration was held on April 5, 1986. This celebration consisted of two keynote addresses by Patrick Sup- pes and Thomas Schwartz, seminars directed by members of the department, and a panel discussion on the computational model of mind moderated by Dana S. Scott. The various contributions, in modified and expanded form, are the core of this collection of essays, and they are, I believe, of more than parochial interest: they turn attention to substantive and reflective interdis- ciplinary work. The collection is divided into three parts. The first part gives perspec- tives (i) on general features of the interdisciplinary enterprise in philosophy (by Patrick Suppes, Thomas Schwartz, Herbert A. Simon, and Clark Gly- mour) , and (ii) on a particular topic that invites such interaction, namely computational models of the mind (with contributions by Gilbert Harman, John Haugeland, Jay McClelland, and Allen Newell). The second part con- tains (mostly informal) reports on concrete research done within that enter- prise; the research topics range from decision theory and the philosophy of economics through foundational problems in mathematics to issues in aes- thetics and computational linguistics. The third part is a postscriptum by Isaac Levi, analyzing directions of (computational) work from his perspective.

Hilbert's Programs and Beyond (Paperback): Wilfried Sieg Hilbert's Programs and Beyond (Paperback)
Wilfried Sieg
R1,069 Discovery Miles 10 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hilbert's Programs & Beyond presents the foundational work of David Hilbert in a sequence of thematically organized essays. They first trace the roots of Hilbert's work to the radical transformation of mathematics in the 19th century and bring out his pivotal role in creating mathematical logic and proof theory. They then analyze techniques and results of "classical" proof theory as well as their dramatic expansion in modern proof theory. This intellectual experience finally opens horizons for reflection on the nature of mathematics in the 21st century: Sieg articulates his position of reductive structuralism and explores mathematical capacities via computational models.

Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume V - Correspondence, H-Z (Hardcover, New): Kurt Goedel Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume V - Correspondence, H-Z (Hardcover, New)
Kurt Goedel; Edited by S. Feferman, John W. Dawson Jr, Warren Goldfarb, Charles Parsons, …
R9,521 R8,844 Discovery Miles 88 440 Save R677 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kurt Gödel was the most outstanding logician of the 20th century and a giant in the field. This book is part of a five volume set that makes available all of Gödels writings. The first three volumes, already published, consist of the papers and essays of Gödel. The final two volumes of the set deal with Gödel's correspondence with his contemporary mathematicians, this fifth volume consists of material from correspondents from H-Z.

Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume IV - Selected Correspondence, A-G (Hardcover, New): Kurt Goedel Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume IV - Selected Correspondence, A-G (Hardcover, New)
Kurt Goedel; Edited by Solomon Feferman; of Mathematics, Stanford Unviersity; Edited by John W. Dawson Jr, Warren Goldfarb, …
R8,536 R8,012 Discovery Miles 80 120 Save R524 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kurt Gödel was the most outstanding logician of the 20th century and a giant in the field. This book is part of a five volume set that makes available all of Gödels writings. The first three volumes, already published, consist of the papers and essays of Gödel. The final two volumes of the set deal with Gödel's correspondence with his contemporary mathematicians, this fourth volume consists of material from correspondents from A-G.

Acting and Reflecting - The Interdisciplinary Turn in Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990):... Acting and Reflecting - The Interdisciplinary Turn in Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
Wilfried Sieg
R2,771 Discovery Miles 27 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the fall of 1985 Carnegie Mellon University established a Department of Philosophy. The focus of the department is logic broadly conceived, philos- ophy of science, in particular of the social sciences, and linguistics. To mark the inauguration of the department, a daylong celebration was held on April 5, 1986. This celebration consisted of two keynote addresses by Patrick Sup- pes and Thomas Schwartz, seminars directed by members of the department, and a panel discussion on the computational model of mind moderated by Dana S. Scott. The various contributions, in modified and expanded form, are the core of this collection of essays, and they are, I believe, of more than parochial interest: they turn attention to substantive and reflective interdis- ciplinary work. The collection is divided into three parts. The first part gives perspec- tives (i) on general features of the interdisciplinary enterprise in philosophy (by Patrick Suppes, Thomas Schwartz, Herbert A. Simon, and Clark Gly- mour) , and (ii) on a particular topic that invites such interaction, namely computational models of the mind (with contributions by Gilbert Harman, John Haugeland, Jay McClelland, and Allen Newell). The second part con- tains (mostly informal) reports on concrete research done within that enter- prise; the research topics range from decision theory and the philosophy of economics through foundational problems in mathematics to issues in aes- thetics and computational linguistics. The third part is a postscriptum by Isaac Levi, analyzing directions of (computational) work from his perspective.

David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Arithmetic and Logic 1917-1933 (German, English, Hardcover): William Ewald,... David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Arithmetic and Logic 1917-1933 (German, English, Hardcover)
William Ewald, Wilfried Sieg; Adapted by Michael Hallett; Contributions by Ulrich Majer, Dirk Schlimm
R6,121 Discovery Miles 61 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The core of Volume3 consists of lecture notes for seven sets of lectures Hilbert gave (often in collaboration with Bernays) on the foundations of mathematics between 1917 and 1926. These texts make possible for the first time a detailed reconstruction of the rapid development of Hilbert's foundational thought during this period, and show the increasing dominance of the metamathematical perspective in his logical work: the emergence of modern mathematical logic; the explicit raising of questions of completeness, consistency and decidability for logical systems; the investigation of the relative strengths of various logical calculi; the birth and evolution of proof theory, and the parallel emergence of Hilbert's finitist standpoint. The lecture notes are accompanied by numerous supplementary documents, both published and unpublished, including a complete version of Bernays's "Habilitationschrift" of 1918, the text of the first edition of Hilbert and Ackermann's "Grundzuge der theoretischen Logik" (1928), and several shorter lectures by Hilbert from the later 1920s. These documents, which provide the background to Hilbert and Bernays's monumental "Grundlagen der Mathematik" (1934, 1938), are essential for understanding the development of modern mathematical logic, and for reconstructing the interactions between Hilbert, Bernays, Brouwer, and Weyl in the philosophy of mathematics. "

Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume IV (Paperback): Kurt Goedel Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume IV (Paperback)
Kurt Goedel; Edited by Solomon Feferman, John W. Dawson, Warren Goldfarb, Charles Parsons, …
R2,246 Discovery Miles 22 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kurt Godel (1906 - 1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century, famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis. He is also noted for his work on constructivity, the decision problem, and the foundations of computability theory, as well as for the strong individuality of his writings on the philosophy of mathematics. He is less well known for his discovery of unusual cosmological models for Einstein's equations, in theory permitting time travel into the past.
The Collected Works is a landmark resource that draws together a lifetime of creative thought and accomplishment. The first two volumes were devoted to Godel's publications in full (both in original and translation), and the third volume featured a wide selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts found in Godel's Nachlass. The final two volumes contain Godel's correspondence of logical, philosophical, and scientific interest. Volume IV, published for the first time in paperback, covers A to G, with H to Z in volume V; in addition, Volume V contains a full inventory of Godel's Nachlass. All volumes include introductory notes that provide extensive explanatory and historical commentary on each body of work, English translations of material originally written in German (some transcribed from the Gabelsberger shorthand), and a complete bibliography of all works cited.
Kurt Godel: Collected Works is designed to be useful and accessible to as wide an audience as possible without sacrificing scientific or historical accuracy. The only comprehensive edition of Godel's work available, it will be an essential part of the working library of professionals and students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, history of science, and computer science and all others who wish to be acquainted with one of the great minds of the twentieth century.

Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume V (Paperback): Kurt Goedel Kurt Goedel: Collected Works: Volume V (Paperback)
Kurt Goedel; Edited by Solomon Feferman, John W. Dawson Jr, Warren Goldfarb, Charles Parsons, …
R2,712 Discovery Miles 27 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kurt Godel (1906 - 1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century, famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis. He is also noted for his work on constructivity, the decision problem, and the foundations of computability theory, as well as for the strong individuality of his writings on the philosophy of mathematics. He is less well known for his discovery of unusual cosmological models for Einstein's equations, in theory permitting time travel into the past.
The Collected Works is a landmark resource that draws together a lifetime of creative thought and accomplishment. The first two volumes were devoted to Godel's publications in full (both in original and translation), and the third volume featured a wide selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts found in Godel's Nachlass. These long-awaited final two volumes contain Godel's correspondence of logical, philosophical, and scientific interest. Volume V, published for the first time in paperback, includes H to Z as well as a full inventory of Godel's Nachlass, while Volume IV covers A to G. All volumes include introductory notes that provide extensive explanatory and historical commentary on each body of work, English translations of material originally written in German (some transcribed from the Gabelsberger shorthand), and a complete bibliography of all works cited.
Kurt Godel: Collected Works is designed to be useful and accessible to as wide an audience as possible without sacrificing scientific or historical accuracy. The only comprehensive edition of Godel's work available, it will be an essential part of the working library of professionals and students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, history of science, and computer science and all others who wish to be acquainted with one of the great minds of the twentieth century.

Proofs, Categories and Computations. Essays in Honor of Grigori Mints (Paperback, New): Solomon Feferman, Wilfried Sieg Proofs, Categories and Computations. Essays in Honor of Grigori Mints (Paperback, New)
Solomon Feferman, Wilfried Sieg
R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Grigori Mints is one the most distinguished proof theorists of our time. He has contributed significantly not only to the subject in general but also to most of its applications. This collection of papers by a number of Mints' colleagues worldwide are both a personal tribute and a testimony to his breadth and importance by dealing with all areas in which Mints has worked: from proof-theoretical reductions through non-classical logics and category theory to automated theorem proving and proof mining, i.e., the extraction of mathematical information from formal proofs. The collection itself is significant for another reason: it bridges the two logical worlds in which Mints has worked, the world of the former Soviet Union and that of the West.

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