The Philosophy of Set Theory

The Philosophy of Set Theory An Historical Introduction to Cantor's Paradise - Dover Books on Mathematics

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume offers a guided tour of modern mathematics' Garden of Eden, beginning with perspectives on the finite universe and classes and Aristotelian logic. Author Mary Tiles further examines permutations, combinations, and infinite cardinalities; numbering the continuum; Cantor's transfinite paradise; axiomatic set theory, and more. 1989 edition. Includes 32 figures.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486435206
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
Edition: Dover edition
DEWEY: 511.322
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 239
Weight: 312g
Height: 138mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 14mm