Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Gödel

ISBN-13: 9781568812564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 376 str.

John W. Dawson

Opis

This biography of the logician and philosopher Kurt Godel is an in-depth account to integrate details of his personal life with his work. Based on the author's intensive study of Godel's papers and surviving correspondence, the author examines the life of

Recenzje

Dawson's book remains a starting point for our view into the life and work of the man who gave the world incompleteness.
       -- The Review of Modern Logic, March 2007

Spis treści

1. Der Herr Warum (1920-1924) 2. Intellectual Maturation (1924-29) 3. Excursus: A Capsule History of the Development of Logic to 1928 4. Moment of Impact (1929-31) 5. Dozent in absentia (1932-37) 6. “Jetzt, Mengenlehre” (1937-39) 7. Homecoming and Hegira (1939-40) 8. Years of Transition (1940-46) 9. Philosophy and Cosmology (1946-51) 10. Recognition and Reclusion (1951-61) 11. New Light on the Continuum Problem (1961-68) 12. Withdrawal (1969-78) 13. Aftermath 14. Reflections on Gödel’s Life and Legacy

O autorze

John W. Dawson, Jr. Professor für Mathematik an der Pennsylvania State University und anerkannter Spezialist für Fragen, die mit Gödels Leben und Werk zu tun haben. 1982 - 1984 Katalogisierung von Gödels Arbeiten. Mitherausgeber der Collected Works.