Wittgenstein and the Turning Point in the Philosophy of Mathematics - Hardback - 9780415382861

First published in 2005. This study seeks to identify the specific mistakes that critics were alluding to in their passing asides on Wittgenstein's failure to grasp the mechanics of Godel's second incompleteness theorem. It also includes an understanding of his attack on meta-mathematics and Hilbert's Programme.

• | Author: S. G. Shanker
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Oct 13, 2005
• | Number of Pages: 372 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0415382866
• | ISBN-13: 9780415382861