Wittgenstein on Cantor’s Proof.
This paper has two goals. First, we reconstruct Wittgenstein’s views on what counts as a legitimate irrational – since, as he repeatedly points out, and in agreement with mathematicians such as Emile Borel, not just every infinite string of digits qualifies as one. Once his conception (‘full-blooded...
| Published in: | Synthese Vol. 206; no. 3; pp. 1 - 25 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Springer Nature
Sep2025
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |