The most important thing: Wittgenstein, engineering, and the foundations of mathematics.
This paper revisits Wittgenstein's heavily criticized claims about the admissibility of inconsistencies in mathematics. It argues from the perspective of mathematics as a tool and combines material from the history and practice of engineering that makes Wittgenstein's claims about contradiction and...
| Publicado en: | British Journal for the History of Philosophy Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 635 - 658 |
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