Kurt Gödel's False Dilemma

di , IGe (Autore)

IGe, 2025

Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) was an Austrian-born American mathematician, logician, and philosopher of science, born in Brünn (today Brno, Czech Republic). I write here about his most famous work, known to almost everyone: the first incompleteness theorem. I demonstrate that, from the perspective of science and practical logic, it has never truly reached a proven state. Because of the lighthearted style of my exposition, it may seem unusual that my analysis contains some humorous elements—yet the essential argument remains solid. Some readers may even take offense at the idea that a nearly 100-year-old scientific theorem, which in reality functioned more as a dogma, has now collapsed—or, more accurately, been exposed. What makes this even more striking is the simplicity of the matter: understanding it requires only about half an hour of reading, and the core idea, illustrated through my "twenty questions" teaching example, takes just a few minutes. According to my tests, even 14- to 15-year-old students can grasp it.

• Autore: , IGe
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: IGe
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232203542