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Elements of intuitionism

Michael Dummett

(Oxford logic guides, 39)

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 2000

2nd ed

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First ed. published in 1977

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-324) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a long-awaited new edition of one of the best known Oxford Logic Guides. The book gives an informal but thorough introduction to intuitionistic mathematics, leading the reader gently through the fundamental mathematical and philosophical concepts. The treatment of various topics has been completely revised for this second edition. Brouwer's proof of the Bar Theorem has been reworked, the account of valuation systems simplified, and the treatment of generalized Beth Trees and the completeness of intuitionistic first-order logic rewritten. Readers are assumed to have some knowledge of classical formal logic and a general awareness of the history of intuitionism. From reviews of the first edition: This excellent book can be recommended to the student of mathematics or philosophy wishing to get a comprehensive and reliable introduction to modern intuitionism. Zentralblatt fur Mathematik The relevance of this book extends well beyond the confines of the philosophy of mathematics, right to the centre of debates in the philosophy of language. Philosophical Books . . . a valuable and original contribution to the philosophy of mathematics. Journal of Symbolic Logic

Table of Contents

  • Introductory remarks
  • 1. Preliminaries
  • 2. Elementary intuitionistic mathematics
  • 3. Choice sequences and spreads
  • 4. The formalization of intuitionistic logic
  • 5. The semantics of intuitionistic logic
  • 6. Some further topics
  • 7 Concluding philosophical remarks
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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  • NCID
    BA47108660
  • ISBN
    • 0198505248
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford,New York ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 331 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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