Frege's Theorem
Author | : Richard G. Heck |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2011-09-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199695645 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199695644 |
Rating | : 4/5 (644 Downloads) |
Download or read book Frege's Theorem written by Richard G. Heck and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Heck explores a key idea in the work of the great philosopher/logician Gottlob Frege: that the axioms of arithmetic can be logically derived from a single principle. Heck uses the theorem to explore historical, philosophical, and technical issues in philosophy of mathematics and logic, relating them to key areas of contemporary philosophy.