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What is the connection between dialetheism and Wittgenstein's logical atomism?
Wittgenstein's Tractatus, from my layman's reading of it, is about logical atomism. However, I have recently come across one comment here by one user here - Conifold - who claims that Wittgenstein was ...
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Where is Alfred Tarski buried?
Where is Alfred Tarski buried?
He was a famous Polish mathematician. He died in 1983 in Berkeley, California, USA, according to Wikipedia. I tried a search on Find a Grave, but there is no entry for ...
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Formal logic as a synonym to syllogistic logic, or as a name for the study of logic?
On page 443, section 1.1 Expanding to Contradiction, in José Ferreirós' A Road To Modern Logic - An Interpretation, the following is written:
Philosophical conceptions of logic have been complex and ...
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Who were the two logicians that argued over whether exact synonyms exist?
Years ago I stumbled upon a Wikipedia article on two logicians debating whether exact synonyms could exist. (was curious since an English professor emphatically stated they cannot exist, while I ...
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Kurt Gödel: a biography
I'm looking for a well-written biographical book about Kurt Gödel. Any titles you'd recommend?
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How many important logicians did NOT receive doctoral degrees?
I can think of three. Saul Kripke quite famously could only be begrudged to finish his undergraduate degree at Harvard before being hired as a full professor. Donald Martin (the set theorist of Martin'...
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How did Wittgenstein fulfill eligibility requirements for a PhD in philosophy without having a Bachelor's degree in philosophy?
The Wikipedia article about Wittgenstein says:
In Norway it was clear that Moore was expected to act as Wittgenstein's secretary, taking down his notes, with Wittgenstein falling into a rage when ...
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Did Gödel consider himself primarily a philosopher who is interested in mathematics (instead of the other way round)?
Kurt Gödel is one of the "best" logicians of the 20th century.
Here, the user "Jeffrey Kegler" states that:
Kurt Gödel considered himself a philosopher who did mathematics, rather than as a ...
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What was Gödel's proof that errors in U.S. constitution could allow the U.S. to become a fascist dictatorship?
According to this document, Kurt Gödel had discovered logical inconsistiencies in the U.S. constitution that could theoretically allow it to become a dictatorship. Morgenstern told him not to bring it ...
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