- Gebundene Ausgabe: 129 Seiten
- Verlag: New York University Press; Auflage: Revised. (1. Oktober 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0814758169
- ISBN-13: 978-0814758168
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,3 x 12,7 x 1,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.8 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (8 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 272.390 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Gödel's incompleteness theorem--which showed that any robust mathematical system contains statements that are true yet unprovable within the system--is an anomaly in 20th-century mathematics. Its conclusions are as strange as they are profound, but, unlike other recent theorems of comparable importance, grasping the main steps of the proof requires little more than high school algebra and a bit of patience. Ernest Nagel and James Newman's original text was one of the first (and best) to bring Gödel's ideas to a mass audience. With brevity and clarity, the volume described the historical context that made Gödel's theorem so paradigm-shattering. Where the first edition fell down, however, was in the guts of the proof itself; the brevity that served so well in defining the problem made their rendering of Gödel's solution so dense as to be nearly indigestible.
This reissuance of Nagel and Newman's classic has been vastly improved by the deft editing of Douglas Hofstadter, a protégé of Nagel's and himself a popularizer of Gödel's work. In the second edition, Hofstadter reworks significant sections of the book, clarifying and correcting here, adding necessary detail there. In the few instances in which his writing diverges from the spirit of the original, it is to emphasize the interplay between formal mathematical deduction and meta-mathematical reasoning--a subject explored in greater depth in Hofstadter's other delightful writings. --Clark Williams-Derry
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Simply magnificent. This book meets and exceeds the description on its back cover -- offering "any educated person with a taste for logic and philosophy the chance to satisfy his intellectual curiosity about a previously inaccessible subject." This book gives anyone with the interest and the motivation a solid, if not complete, understanding of the ideas underlying the proof. While it's true that someone very unfamiliar with mathematics (or, more importantly, with logic and mathematical thinking) would not get as much out of the book, it does a very good job of walking the reader through Gödel's complex but breathtakingly elegant reasoning. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
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I Read this book in an afternoon. While this book covers many of Godels ideas, concepts, and systematically works throught the incompleteness theory, it does however lack the fine detail of the actual theorem. I recomend this book for those who wish to find out aout Godels Proof, without wanting the know the fine details.
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This is an excellent summary of Godel's main ideas. If you want to understand Godel's proof in less than 100 pages, look no further.
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Possibly the briefest and clearest exposition available.
This is an excellent book. No nonsense, no cute metaphors (except one involving supermarkets. But one is excusable! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. März 1999 von dto@boston.crosswinds.net
Fantastic book for lovers of the philosophy of mathematics
I have encountered this book in my studies of the philosophy of mathematics. Certainly this book explains the best way a topic which is extremely difficult to understand. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
Lucid & satisfying: Godel's Proof and modern logic
In 100 lucid and highly readable pages, presents the most important ideas of modern logic: axiomatisation (Euclid), formalization (Hilbert), metamathematical argumentation,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Juli 1998 veröffentlicht
This book is very clear and explains its subject thouroughly
This book, Godel's Proof, explains a complex subject in easy to understand language. It guides you through every step of the way, teaching all the information you need to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. Februar 1997 veröffentlicht
Good, but not for the true layman...
You'll want to have a decent mathematical background to get much out of this without some tutoring. The book is well done and I can't imagine covering so much ground in much less... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 28. Januar 1997 veröffentlicht
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