Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics

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First published in 2005. This study seeks to identify the specific mistakes that critics were alluding to in their passing asides on Wittgenstein's failure to grasp the mechanics of Godel's second incompleteness theorem. It also includes an understanding of his attack on meta-mathematics and Hilbert's Programme.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415607551
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 510.1
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 538g
Height: 230mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 20mm