Metalogic. An introduction to the metatheory of standard first order l
Editorial UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
España peninsular
- Editorial UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
- ISBN13 9780520023567
- ISBN10 0520023560
- Tipo LIBRO
- Año de Edición 1996
- Encuadernación Rústica
Metalogic. An introduction to the metatheory of standard first order l
Editorial UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
This work makes available to readers without specialized training in mathematics complete proofs of the fundamental metatheorems of standard (i.e., basically truth-functional) first order logic. Included is a complete proof, accessible to non-mathematicians, of the undecidability of first order logic, the most important fact about logic to emerge from the work of the last half-century. Hunter explains concepts of mathematics and set theory along the way for the benefit of non-mathematicians. He also provides ample exercises with comprehensive answers.
Author Biography: Geoffrey Hunter, now retired, has taught in the Department of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and has also taught in Canada, England, the United States, and Wales.