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Towards an Arithmetical Logic: The Arithmetical Foundations of Logic: Studies in Universal Logic

Autor Yvon Gauthier
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 sep 2015
This book offers an original contribution to the foundations of logic and mathematics and focuses on the internal logic of mathematical theories, from arithmetic or number theory to algebraic geometry. Arithmetical logic is the term used to refer to the internal logic of classical arithmetic, here called Fermat-Kronecker arithmetic and combines Fermat’s method of infinite descent with Kronecker’s general arithmetic of homogeneous polynomials. The book also includes a treatment of theories in physics and mathematical physics to underscore the role of arithmetic from a constructivist viewpoint. The scope of the work intertwines historical, mathematical, logical and philosophical dimensions in a unified critical perspective; as such, it will appeal to a broad readership from mathematicians to logicians, to philosophers interested in foundational questions. Researchers and graduate students in the fields of philosophy and mathematics will benefit from the author’s critical approach to the foundations of logic and mathematics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319220864
ISBN-10: 3319220861
Pagini: 260
Ilustrații: XI, 184 p. 9 illus.
Dimensiuni: 168 x 240 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2015
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Birkhäuser
Seria Studies in Universal Logic

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

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Cuprins

Foreword.- 1.Introduction.- 2.Arithmetization of Analysis and Algebra.- 3.Arithmetization of Logic.- 4.Kronecker's Foundational Programme in Contemporary Mathematics.- 5.Arithmetical Foundations for Physical Theories.- 6.The Internal Logic of Constructive Mathematics.- 7.The Internal Consistency of Arithmetic with Infinite Descent. A Syntactical Proof.- 8 Conclusion. Arithmetism versus Logicism or Kronecker contra Frege.- References.

Recenzii

“The present book consists of eight chapters devoted to the internal logic of arithmetic … . Historical, mathematical, logical and philosophical aspects are considered and intertwined in the book. It can be interesting for logicians and mathematicians as well as for philosophers of mathematics.” (Roman Murawski, zbMATH 1339.03002, 2016)

Notă biografică

Yvon Gauthier has taught formal logic and philosophy of science at the Universities of Sudbury, Toronto and Montreal for fifty years. He has studied philosophy in Heidelberg and he has been a Research Fellow in mathematics in Berkeley and Leningrad (St-Petersburg). Author of fifteen books, he has published extensively in foundations of mathematics and foundations of physics in specialized journals. The present book aims at a synthesis of his recent work.

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This book offers an original contribution to the foundations of logic and mathematics, and focuses on the internal logic of mathematical theories, from arithmetic or number theory to algebraic geometry. Arithmetical logic is the term used to refer to the internal logic of classical arithmetic, here called Fermat-Kronecker arithmetic, and combines Fermat’s method of infinite descent with Kronecker’s general arithmetic of homogeneous polynomials. The book also includes a treatment of theories in physics and mathematical physics to underscore the role of arithmetic from a constructivist viewpoint. The scope of the work intertwines historical, mathematical, logical and philosophical dimensions in a unified critical perspective; as such, it will appeal to a broad readership from mathematicians to logicians, to philosophers interested in foundational questions. Researchers and graduate students in the fields of philosophy and mathematics will benefit from the author’s critical approach tothe foundations of logic and mathematics.

Caracteristici

Presents an original work on the foundations of logic and mathematics Covers many topics in logic, mathematics and physics that are relevant to formal logic and the philosophy of science Offers a new foundational and critical perspective in constructivist foundations The diverse range of topics will be of interest to a broad audience of scholars