The Incompleteness Phenomenon

The book should interest everyone from mathematicians to philosophers and readers who wish to understand the foundations and limitations of rational thinking. It is used as a textbook at major colleges and universities but lends itself to self-study as well.

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This introduction to mathematical logic takes Gödel's incompleteness theorem as a starting point. It goes beyond a standard text book and should interest everyone from mathematicians to philosophers and general readers who wish to understand the foundations and limitations of modern mathematics.