This volume honours the life and work of Solomon Feferman, one of the most prominent mathematical logicians of the latter half of the 20th century. In the collection of essays presented here, researchers examine Feferman’s work on mathematical as well as specific methodological and philosophical issues that tie into mathematics. Feferman’s work was largely based in mathematical logic (namely model theory, set theory, proof theory and computability theory), but also branched out into methodological and philosophical issues, making it well known beyond the borders of the mathematics community.With regard to methodological issues, Feferman supported concrete projects. On the one hand, these projects calibrate the proof theoretic strength of subsystems of analysis and set theory and provide ways of overcoming the limitations imposed by Gödel’s incompleteness theorems through appropriate conceptual expansions. On the other, they seek to identify novel axiomatic foundations for mathematical practice, truth theories, and category theory.In his philosophical research, Feferman explored questions such as “What is logic?” and proposed particular positions regarding the foundations of mathematics including, for example, his “conceptual structuralism.” The contributing authors of the volume examine all of the above issues. Their papers are accompanied by an autobiography presented by Feferman that reflects on the evolution and intellectual contexts of his work. The contributing authors critically examine Feferman’s work and, in part, actively expand on his concrete mathematical projects. The volume illuminates Feferman’s distinctive work and, in the process, provides an enlightening perspective on the foundations of mathematics and logic.
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Tentative TOC Table of contents Introduction: Perspective Feferman: Autobiography I. Mathematical Logic.- Model Theory .- Set Theory .- Proof Theory. - Computability Theory II. Conceptual Expansions . Predicativity .- Unfolding 2 .- Semi-constructive systems III. Axiomatic Foundations .- Explicit Mathematics and Operational Set Theory .- Theories of Truth .- Foundations of Category Theory IV. From Logic to Philosophy .- What is Logic? .- Foundational Ways .- Gödel, Minds and Machines .- New Axioms and the Continuum Problem .- Conceptual Structuralism V. Responses Feferman: Bibliography Contributors: Short biographies.- Index.
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This volume honours the life and work of Solomon Feferman, one of the most prominent mathematical logicians of the latter half of the 20th century. In the collection of essays presented here, researchers examine Feferman’s work on mathematical as well as specific methodological and philosophical issues that tie into mathematics. Feferman’s work was largely based in mathematical logic (namely model theory, set theory, proof theory and computability theory), but also branched out into methodological and philosophical issues, making it well known beyond the borders of the mathematics community.With regard to methodological issues, Feferman supported concrete projects. On the one hand, these projects calibrate the proof theoretic strength of subsystems of analysis and set theory and provide ways of overcoming the limitations imposed by Gödel’s incompleteness theorems through appropriate conceptual expansions. On the other, they seek to identify novel axiomatic foundations for mathematical practice, truth theories, and category theory.In his philosophical research, Feferman explored questions such as “What is logic?” and proposed particular positions regarding the foundations of mathematics including, for example, his “conceptual structuralism.” The contributing authors of the volume examine all of the above issues. Their papers are accompanied by an autobiography presented by Feferman that reflects on the evolution and intellectual contexts of his work. The contributing authors critically examine Feferman’s work and, in part, actively expand on his concrete mathematical projects. The volume illuminates Feferman’s distinctive work and, in the process, provides an enlightening perspective on the foundations of mathematics and logic.
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Koellner’s contribution stands in contrast to Parsons’s paper which provides an excellent exposition of Feferman’s philosophy from a neutral perspective. ... This volume is an extraordinary tribute to the person Solomon Feferman and his work. It contains material which should inspire future generations to pursue his ideas, be it on the technical side or on the philosophical side.” (Reinhard Kahle, Philosophia Mathematica, Vol. 28 (3), 2020)
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Examines Feferman’s work in mathematical as well as specific methodological and philosophical issues Critically examines Feferman’s work and, in part, actively expands upon concrete mathematical projects Includes a short autobiography by Feferman that reflects on the evolution and intellectual contexts of his work
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9783319633329
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2018-04-16
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Springer International Publishing AG
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235 mm
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155 mm
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Research, UU, 05
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Engelsk
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